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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.

Content Description The William Firth Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of 29 black-and-white 8x10-inch photographs depicting various aircraft including Boeing, Consolidated, Curtiss, Douglas, and Fleet models from circa 1920s-1950s. The majority of images depict side or three-quarter views of aircraft on the ground, although some images depict aircraft in flight. Many images are of aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and some images were taken at Edwards Air Force Base. Not all aircraft have...

Contents of the Collection The Jack H. Frazelle Collection is comprised of photographs and textual materials collected by and/or given to Jack H. Frazelle during his 20+ year career as Assistant Manager of Boeing Field. Materials range from the 1910s to the 1980s.The collection includes assorted photographs, both in color and black-and-white, depicting aircraft, both in flight and on the ground; Boeing facilities; and one image of the Graf Zeppelin in a hangar in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Some of the...

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James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.

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David O. Hill (1939-) was a pilot for Seaboard World Airlines (SWA). Hill was also SWA's archivist and historian. The collection relates to the company history, personnel, and operations of Seaboard World Airlines (SWA), from its establishment in 1946 to 1980 when it merged with Flying Tigers Line and is comprised primarily of textual materials, the bulk of which are scrapbooks; but also includes photographic materials, including prints, slides, and negatives; and a single DVD.

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The David Hopp Collection of Walter Dorwin Teague Associates Boeing 747 Interiors Drawings is a collection of conceptual drawings for interior aircraft cabin spaces for the Boeing 747 by Walter Dorwin Teague Associates from 1972. In total there are 71 sheets, including both blueprints and pencil on tracing paper drawings. The drwaings mostly focus on ceiling and upper deck and seating. Some are signed by "Taylor". Several are numbered as BOE-8012-100-B-174.

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The Harry G. Leech Boeing 747 Collection is comprised of color photographs, diagrams, and notes related to the Boeing 747. Included in the collection are 103 8x10 inch photographs of aircraft cabin interior design and images related to the Saudi Executive Airplane 747-SP. In addition, there are 34 3x5 inch photographs of an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Materials range from circa 1959 to 1986.

Contents of the Collection The Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection holds original artwork and reference files of Cyrille "Cy" M. Peabody, a Boeing Company employee and designer who worked in various art departments over a 31 1/2 year period in the mid-to-late 20th century. The collection is organized into two series: I. Artwork and II. Reference Files. Series I., Peabody's original art is mostly grouped together within 10 folders (2 boxes), although some individual pieces are found in subject folders. His...

Content Description The Charles Radke Boeing Design Collection is a small collection consisting of some of the files of Charles Radke, an artist who worked on aircraft interiors for Boeing in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection primarily documents interior concepts and layouts for the Boeing 747 and Boeing 707, but also includes some materials relating to 727s and 767s. Folders have been kept intact and original folder titles are indicated with quotes: 707 "Design Detail"; 747 "Elevator Concept"; "747 Overhead...

Contents of the Collection The James Sterling Braniff Interior Photograph Collection is a small collection comprised of seven (7) color photographs depicting Braniff bulkhead panels for a Boeing 747, circa 1970s. All of the photographs are 8x10" and include a handwritten identification number on the reverse. The photographer is unknown. The collection also includes the envelope the photographs were housed in and includes some handwritten notes on the back: "Braniff 747 Decorative Wall Panel - ASSY...