printed ephemera
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Printed works that are created to meet an array of immediate needs, usually transitory in nature not intended to be saved. Examples could be broadsides, posters, leaflets, pamphlets, programs, postcards, tradecards, labels, tickets, handbills, sale notices, and valentines.
Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:
Nordhoff and Dunnam Families World War I and Bellevue Airport Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1993-05-11
Abstract
Collection of photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, and assorted ephemera from the Nordhoff and Dunnam families, who served as pilots in World War I and World War II and later founded the Bellevue Airport.
Dates:
1910s to 1980s, 2014
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jack Northcott photograph album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2013-07-15
Contents of the Collection
The Jack Northcott photograph album contains black-and-white photographs and assorted printed ephemera related to Northcott's United States Navy service during the 1950s. The album was likely collected and put together by Northcott or a close friend or family member. The front cover of the green leather[?] album has two (2) personalizations. On the top left side is a circular seal edged in red with a blue dragon over a ship [possibly a submarine]. Along the seal on the top reads...
Dates:
circa 1950s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1987-09-22-B
Contents of the Collection
The Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that contains textual and photographic materials relevant to the early days of airmail via Varney Air Lines (VAL) and Contract Air Mail (CAM) Route 5 with the bulk of materials dating from 1924-1929. Textual materials include early advertisements for the airmail service, VAL traffic reports; correspondence; printed ephemera, including decals, airmail postage, forms, and posters; and samples of...
Dates:
1924-1962; Majority of material found within 1924-1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Odell Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2009-05-18
Abstract
The Odell Family Collection primarily consists of field message books and printed ephemera used during World War I by Lieutenant James H. Odell of the Royal Flying Corps Canada. There is also a small amount of photographs featuring aircraft of the 1920s-1930s.
Dates:
circa 1910s to 1930s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mary Ann Odenthal Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2007-02-15
Contents of the Collection
The Mary Ann Odenthal Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of a small amount of textual materials and six color photographs. The material was collected by Odenthal during her service as a Horizon Air flight attendant (1988-1991) and United Airlines (UAL) flight attendant (1991-2006).The photographs range in size from 4x5 to 8x10 inches and are a mix of candid snapshots and publicity shots. Three feature airliners, including one from Horizon Air. The remaining three prints...
Dates:
1990s - 2002
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Opray Family Military Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1999-09-25
Abstract
Joseph E. Opray (1919-1992) was born in Oregon and served in World War II with the United States Army 635th Tank Battalion. The collection contains primarily World War II era materials including a scrapbook, several issues of the Stars and Stripes newspaper and assorted ephemera, including a poem, "A Hitch in Hell" by Joe Opray. There are also issues of the 1919 newsletterThe Dirigible from the...
Dates:
1919-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Orthman World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract
William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.
Dates:
1945-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Clyde Pangborn Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2005-12-27
Abstract
Clyde Edward Pangborn (circa 1890s-1958) was born in Bridgeport, Washington and was a military pilot and barnstormer. The collection contains photographs and illustrations, correspondence, advertisements, newspaper clippings, a date book, military service records, and ephemera related to the Pangborn's personal life, military service, and barnstorming career from approximately 1912 to 1981.
Dates:
1912-1981
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Alan Lonsdale Patterson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2021-08-03-A
Overview
Alan Lonsdale Patterson worked extensively in the field of aviation from the 1920s to the 1980s. Throughout his career he worked as a barnstormer, pilot and established multiple companies that facilitated the sale of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, predominately between companies based in the United States and China. The collection represents both his professional and personal life through correspondence, photographs, business records, clippings and audiovisual materials, as well as...
Dates:
1876-2021; Majority of material found within 1920-1981
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-10-28
Contents of the Collection
The Robert F. Patterson Pilot Collection consists of textual and visual materials primarily relating to the career of Trans World Airlines (TWA) pilot Robert F. Patterson, 1965-1982. The bulk of the collection is textual materials and includes TWA correspondence, memos, and bulletins. It also includes his 1977 pilot license, medical certificates, flight condition reports, customs forms, TWA employee benefit materials, a notebook, and reference materials issued by TWA. There are...
Dates:
1953-1982; Majority of material found within 1965-1982
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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