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Air mail service

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variants: Airmail service; Postal service--Air mail

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-26
Abstract

The Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers documents the career and personal life of aviator and aerial navigation pioneer Elrey B. Jeppesen. This collection is comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials created and collected by EBJ and his wife and business partner, Nadine Audrey (Liscomb) Jeppesen. The documents date from 1843-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1979.

Dates: 1843-1996 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Steve A. Stimpson Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-03-25
Abstract

Steve A. Stimpson was a manager for Boeing Air Transport in the 1920s-1930s. The collection contains one hundred and fifty-two (152) black-and-white photographs in an unbound photograph album documenting early United Airlines history.

Dates: circa 1920s-1930s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Varney Airlines Stearman M-2 Speedmail photograph

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2019-00-00-87
Content Description

The collection consists of one photograph depicting a Stearman M-2 Speedmail in Varney Airlines livery. Below the Varney logo, the plane is marked "U.S. Air Mail." The tail number is 9051. The plane is parked in a field of snow. Stamp on verso: "Credit photo by Johnson & Son, 319 to 322 Sonna Bldg, Boise - Idaho."

Dates: circa 1926-1934
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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