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Aeronautics -- Competitions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

1910 Los Angeles Air Meet newspaper clippings

 Collection — Box Scrapbook Box 7
Identifier: 2019-00-00-2
Contents of the Collection

The collection is one (1) scrapbook of assorted newspaper clippings related to the 1910 International Air Meet at Dominguez Field in Los Angeles, California. The scrapbook is coverless with a failing binding. The clippings are from assorted unidentified newspapers and are glued to the pages, though some are loose.

It is unknown who collected the clippings.

Dates: 1910
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-14
Overview

The Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection is a small collection of visual and textual materials related to the first North American transcontinental flight in 1911 successfully completed by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in his Vin Fiz Flyer.

Dates: 1911-2011
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

William E. Boeing Sr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-10-06-B
Abstract

William E. Boeing, Sr. (1881-1956) was an aviation pioneer and founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The collection holds textual materials, such as correspondence, philately, business-related materials, clippings, and ephemera, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his personal and business life, circa 1783-2008. Major areas of interest include family photographs and extensive personal and business-related correspondence.

Dates: circa 1783-2008; Majority of material found within 1900s-1930s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

First in America Aviation Meet program

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1995-03-19
Contents of the Collection This small collection is comprised of an original program for the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field. The front cover reads "Official Program, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1910 for First America Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, January 10-20, 1910, American & Foreign Aviators, Daily Flights, Los Angeles Day, Price, 10 cents."The inside pages list officers of the meet, aviators, and balloons scheduled to fly that day, and lists of prizes. On the left inside page, there...
Dates: 1910 January 11
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-00-00-16
Content Description The Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection consists of archival items dating from 1910-1965 that were acquired by the Museum of Flight for use in the "Founders of American Aerospace" exhibit, formerly on display in the Museum's Red Barn from about 2005-2022. The collection is organized by theme following the layout of the exhibit. Materials include printed ephemera, postcards, correspondence, and sheet music. The items represents early American aircraft manufacturing...
Dates: 1910-1965
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Goodman L. Goodmanson Los Angeles International Air Meet Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1990-03-13
Abstract

Goodman L. Goodmanson (1886-1924) worked as a photographer for the Los Angeles Examiner during the 1910s. The collection is comprised of a photograph album containing sixty-three (63) black-and-white photographs depicting scenes from the Los Angeles International Air Meet of 1910 and a handwritten notecard presenting the album as a gift.

Dates: 1910
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Series I. Model Rocketry, 1957-2008

 Series
Scope and Contents There are six subseries that make up the Model Rocketry Series: Subseries A. National Association of Rocketry, 1957-2007; Subseries B. International Model Rocketry, 1959-1981; Subseries C. Safety Codes and Regulations, 1958-1997; Subseries D. Corporations, 1957-2008; Subseries E. Designs, 1957-1989; Subseries F. Assorted Materials, 1957-1990.This series represents the bulk of Stine’s professional work in model rocketry and the development of the hobby beginning with the foundation...
Dates: 1957-2008
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

Series II. Writings, 1948-1995

 Series
Scope and Contents The Writing series is made up of the professional written works by Stine associated with sports model rocketry, non-fiction aeronautical writings, and science-fiction works under the pennames Lee Correy, George H. Shearer, and Gregory Hamilton Stone. When Stine used a penname for the work, it is noted alongside the folder title. The types of material that make up this series are galley proofs, typed manuscripts, photographs, illustrations, tear-sheets of magazine articles, notebooks, and...
Dates: 1948-1995
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

Series V. Visual and Audiovisual Materials, circa 1940s-1997

 Series
Scope and Contents This series has broken into three sections: Subseries A. 35mm Slides, 1946-1992; Subseries; B. Negatives, 1952-1974; and Subseries C. Audiovisual materials, circa 1940s-1995.The first subseries consists of roughly 3,000 slides taken between 1950 and 1995 depicting various model rocketry competitions and activities that Stine was involved with during his lifetime, as well as images related to crewed space flight, astronomy, and various slides form lectures. The titles in the...
Dates: circa 1940s-1997
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection

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