Flights around the world
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Series XV. Personal, 1910-2002, undated
Series
Scope and Contents: Personal
The Personal series consists of materials related to WPL’s and MOL’s professional lives but which are not directly tied to any of the companies. The series is divided into four subseries: William P. Lear, Moya Olsen Lear, Lear Family, and General. Each of these has been further broken down and are clarified below. Materials are generally, but not always, arranged by date, with undated items at...
Dates:
1910-2002, undated
Series XVI. Related Companies, 1961-2000, undated
Series
Scope and Contents: Related Companies
The final series of the collection is Related Companies. The focus is primarily on companies that were originally founded by WPL but due to mergers or sales lost their direct affiliation with WPL’s companies. The exception is the final series, Lear Archives, which maintains a direct connection to WPL and his career. The Related Companies series has been divided by company, which are listed in chronological order of their existence and connection to Lear...
Dates:
1961-2000, undated
Claude Shea Early Aviation Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1990-03-20-A
Contents of the Collection
The Claude Shea Early Aviation Photograph Collection holds two vintage black-and-white photographs depicting early aviators from 1924 and 1930, respectively. One photograph shows the Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle (No. 1)" piloted by Major Martin during the flight around the world. It was likely taken in Seward, Alaska, circa April 1924. The caption on verso reads: "This could be near Seward, Alaska. Major Martin. Around the world flight of 1924?" It is 3 x 4.5 inches and in poor condition,...
Dates:
1924-1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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