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panoramic photographs

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers generally to pictorial representations with very broad horizontal ranges of view. The term is also used specifically for photographs that show a wide view produced by a panoramic camera or by joining photographs together.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-08-26-A
Content Description The Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting Barr's professional and personal life from the late 1920s until his death in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Barr, as well as a few written by his wife Hortense, to his parents residing in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1926 until 1939. The letters shed light on his military training; his work importing and demonstrating aircraft for...
Dates: 1926-1939, 1941
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

James George Burton Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-11-25
Abstract

The James George Burton Photographs are comprised of two panoramic photographs relating to the Balloon School at Ross Field, Arcadia, California.

Dates: 1918
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-06-17
Abstract

The Emile Chourré and Chourré Family Papers is comprised of documents and scrapbooks, photographic prints and photograph albums, and assorted ephemera primarily pertaining to the life and military career of Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourré (1894-1938). Major topics include Chourré's military service, especially while stationed in Coco Solo, Panama; his service as a U.S. Naval announcer for the 1929-1931 and 1933-1934 National Air Races; and family (immediate and extended) photographs.

Dates: 1889-1988; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Halden H. Emrick Pilot Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1989-02-16
Abstract

The collection contains materials relating to Halden H. Emrick's personal life and varied aviation career as a pilot's instructor during World War I, chief pilot for Curtiss-Wright and other aircraft companies, and a stunt pilot during the heyday of barnstorming in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: circa 1914-1975; Majority of material found within 1920-1949
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1992-07-29
Contents of the Collection The Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection is a small collection that contains primarily textual materials relating to Gjefle's World War II experience, circa 1942-1945. The materials were collected by Gjefle, who served as a pilot in the China-Burma theater during the war. Materials include a 1943 Enlisted Man's pass and a 1942 physical fitness record card for Gjefle, as well as 1944 graduation invites for Class 44-D from Marfa Army Air Force Pilot School at Marfa Army Air Field, Texas....
Dates: circa 1942-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Peter A. Klover World War I Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-04-04-A
Scope and Contents The Peter A. Klover World War I Collection is a small collection consisting of documents and photographs from approximately 1917-1935 related to Klover's service in World War I as an aviation mechanic in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The documents in the collection include an undated clipping from later in his life detailing his military service and post-war work; an undated form from the U.S. Civil Service Commission for temporary appointment, transfer, reinstatement, or...
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1917-1935
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Julius Christian Harland Knauss Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1987-03-30-B
Abstract

Julius Christian Harland Knauss (1898-1986) served in the U.S. Navy during World War I at the Seattle (Wash.) Naval Training Camp. The collection contains material relating to the camp.

Dates: circa 1918-1959; Majority of material found within 1918
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-11-07
Overview

Norman Bernhard Moerbe was a bombardier in the 12th Air Force, 340th bomb group, who flew in campaigns over Italy during World War II. This collection contains military records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting his military service, primarily dating from 1943-1945.

Dates: circa 1890s, 1939-1968; Majority of material found within 1943-1945
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2025-12-03
Content Description The Tim A. Nelson Aviation Photographs is a collection of 350 color photographic transparencies taken by Nelson of various aircraft at air shows, on aircraft carriers, at airports and at aviation museums from 1987-1998. The collection has been divided into four series by subject: Aircraft; Aircraft Carriers and Ships; Airports; and the Museum of Flight. Within each series, the files are organized alphabetically by subject.The first series, Aircraft, makes up the bulk of the...
Dates: 1987-1998
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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