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concept art (initial studies)

 Subject

Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Scope Note: Studies, drawings, illustrations, or other representations used to convey an idea for use in visual works such as animation, films, video games, comic books, or other media. The term was originally coined by Disney in the 1930s.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

John L. Bailey Boeing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-10-02
Contents of the Collection The John L. Bailey Boeing Collection contains textual and visual materials that primarily pertain to John L. Bailey's work as an engineer at the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. Most materials date from 1948 to 1982. The collection has been divided into two series: Military materials and Professional materials. Military materials is the first and smallest series. It touches upon Bailey's United States Air Force service during World War II. His...
Dates: 1939-1982

John Vance Eastwood and Alice (Eastwood) Davis Aerospace Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2026-04-23
Content Description The John Vance Eastwood and Alice (Eastwood) Davis Aerospace Collection is a small collection consisting primarily of visual materials collected by Eastwood and Davis over the course of their careers. Eastwood served as general supervisor of the photography department at North American Aviation (NAA) in Kansas City, Kansas during World War II. Davis, Eastwood's daughter, was an editor and publications manager for McDonnell Douglas Aerospace from the 1960s to 1990s, first in Santa Monica and...
Dates: circa 1930s-1990s

Walter F. Hiltner Aviation and Space Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-06-18-A
Contents of the Collection The Walter F. Hiltner Aviation and Space Collection consists of textual and visual materials from Dr. Walter F. Hiltner's time at the Boeing Company as an aerospace scientist. The materials primarily relate to lunar and space exploration research and programs, circa 1950s-1960s. The collection has been divided alphabetically into four series, Aircraft and missiles, Lunar exploration, Space exploration, and General. Within each...
Dates: 1952-1962

Lee and Betty Piester Centuri Model Rocketry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-05-06
Content Description The Lee and Betty Piester Centuri Model Rocketry Collection documents the early model rockets designed and sold by Centuri Engineering Company with visual and textual materials primarily from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Collection has been divided into three series: I. Lee Piester, II. Centuri Engineering Company, and III. Model Rocketry.Series I. Lee Piester is a small series with a few items pertaining personally to Piester. Textual...
Dates: circa 1950s-1980s

Space Exploration Posters and Lithographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-00-00-125
Abstract

The Space Exploration Posters and Lithographs Collection is an artifical collection consisting of oversize textual and visual materials relating to aerospace, rocketry, astronauts, and the National Air and Space Administration (NASA), ranging from 1961-2006.

Dates: 1961-2006

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