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aerial photographs

 Subject

Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Scope Note: Photographs of the earth taken from aircraft. For photographs taken from beyond the earth's atmosphere, use "space photographs." For photographs of celestial bodies or astronomical phenomena, use "astrophotographs."

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ray McPherson Boeing Test Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2026-04-01
Overview

The Ray McPherson Boeing Test Pilot Collection documents the career and personal life of test pilot Ray McPherson. The collection contains visual materials, audiovisual materials, and textual documents that date from 1941 to 2010. These documents bring to light McPherson’s work in engineering and testing aircraft for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the Boeing Company.

Dates: 1941-2010

Clayton Scott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-06-05
Overview The Clayton Scott Papers documents the career and personal life of pilot Clayton Scott. The collection contains visual, audiovisual, and textual materials that date from 1911 to 2006. These documents bring to light CLS’s pioneering work in the field of aviation throughout the Pacific Northwest region, beginning in the 1920s to the 1990s. The materials illustrate his work with aviation entrepreneur Vern Gorst, his work as a private pilot of William E. Boeing, his position with the Boeing...
Dates: 1911-2006

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