transparencies
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Images designed for viewing by transmitted light. Most often refers to transparent positive photographs; can also refer to transparent nonphotographic images that are designed for projection viewing or as intermediates for reproduction.Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2008-03-31
Overview
Peter M. Bowers (1918-2003) was an aeronautical engineer at The Boeing Company for 36 years but was more noted as an aviation historian who wrote several dozen books and close to 900 articles on aircraft. This collection is notable for the approximately 150,000 photographic images he amassed during his career, as well as his writing and research files. The materials span the early 1900s to 2003.
Dates:
circa 1900s-2003
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
, as well as glass plates, scrapbooks, transparencies, correspondence, writings, and research files and
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Fletcher Aviation aircraft parts and manufacturing photographs
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004755]
Identifier: 2019-07-22
Contents of the Collection
The Fletcher Aviation aircraft parts and manufacturing photographs contains 40 black-and-white photographs, 8 photomechanical prints, and 3 transparencies relating to the design, testing, and manufacture of aircraft parts.All of the photographs are 8.5x11" and none include captions on the reverse. Twelve images include the Fletcher Aviation logo on the front right corner. One image depicts an aerial view of the Fletcher Aviation facility and surrounding areas and includes...
Dates:
1960-1966
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
photographs, 8 photomechanical prints, and 3 transparencies relating to the design, testing, and manufacture
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2025-10-21
Overview
The Lloyd E. Frisbee Aeronautical Engineering Collection documents the career of aeronautical engineer Lloyd E. Frisbee. The collection dates from 1938 to 2012 and chronicles Frisbee's career achievements as an engineer starting with the Boeing Company, followed by Northrop Corporation, and lastly his time with the Lockheed Company. The materials emphasize his work on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar aircraft.
Dates:
1938-2012
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
illustrations, and transparencies, all produced by Frisbee in the 1950s.
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Gary M. Jacobson Jack Waddell Boeing Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-07-22
Contents of the Collection
The Gary M. Jacobson Jack Waddell Boeing Collection is a relatively small collection that pertains to the career of test pilot Jack Waddell. The collection contains primarily logbooks with a small amount of visual materials dated from 1942-1986.The bulk and strength of the collection are Waddell's logbooks which cover his flying career from 1942 through 1986, although there is a gap from 1961 to 1982. The logbooks begin with his flight training and military service as a Naval...
Dates:
1942-1986
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
. The collection also includes a number of transparencies that were part of a presentation on the Boeing
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-06-20
Abstract
William P. “Bill” Lear was a prolific inventor with dozens of patents for a variety of machines to his name but is most famous for his work in the aviation field. Moya Marie Olsen Lear was a philanthropist, businesswoman, and the wife of aviation pioneer Bill Lear. The collection documents Bill Lear's inventions and career in the fields of radio navigation, aircraft design, the 8-track player, and his efforts at a steam-powered turbine. Materials are predominantly affiliated with Lear’s many...
Dates:
1838-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1986
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Jean Marie (Granfield) Lyons Northeast Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2008-08-27
Contents of the Collection
The Jean Marie (Granfield) Lyons Northeast Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection comprised of textual and visual materials collected by Lyons during her 1951-1953 flight attendant career with Northeast Airlines. Textual materials include four logbooks for Lyons, which detail flights, times, weekly hours, and her expenses from June 1, 1951 through December 31, 1952; Northeast Airlines ephemera, such as decals, passes, comment cards, and the sheet music for...
Dates:
1951-1953
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
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The visual materials consist of ten photographs and nine color transparencies. The photographs range
The visual materials consist of ten photographs and nine color transparencies. The photographs range
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Bruce Mennella Vietnam War Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017-04-07
Abstract
Bruce Mennella (b. 1946) served during the Vietnam War from 1969-1972 as an Air Intelligence Officer for U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114). The collection contains photographs and a small amount of ephemera documenting his military service.
Dates:
1968-1972
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
negatives and transparencies, primarily snapshots from 1968-1972 but also including some official military
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
The Museum of Flight General Aircraft Files
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARTIFICIAL-GAF
Overview
The Museum of Flight General Aircraft Files are an artificial collection with photographic files on thousands of aircraft models and variants and related aviation and aerospace subjects.
Dates:
circa 1910s-2020s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
and digital prints are also present as well as a few negatives, transparencies and slides. This
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2025-12-03
Content Description
The Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs is a collection of 350 color photographic transparencies taken by Nelson of various aircraft at air shows, on aircraft carriers, at airports and at aviation museums from 1987-1998. The collection has been divided into four series by subject: Aircraft; Aircraft Carriers and Ships; Airports; and the Museum of Flight. Within each series, the files are organized alphabetically by subject.The first series, Aircraft, makes up the bulk of the...
Dates:
1987-1998
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
The Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs is a collection of 350 color photographic transparencies
Found in Subjects:
transparencies
Henry C. Runkel Apollo Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-23
Content Description
The Henry C. Runkel Apollo Collection is a small collection with visual and textual materials documenting the development of the Saturn launch vehicles used in NASA's Apollo program in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection consists of items gathered by Runkel who was Boeing's Chief Engineer for the S-1C stage of the Saturn V rocket at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of most interest is a bound document titled "Apollo Saturn V S-1C Booster...
Dates:
circa 1966-1977
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Found in Notes:
photographic prints and 17 transparencies depicting construction of the S-1C stage, the facilities at Michoud
Found in Subjects:
transparencies