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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1983-11-18-A
Contents of the Collection The Elliott N. Couden Airmail Collection is a relatively small collection that pertains to the early days of airmail via Pacific Air Transport (PAT), United Air Lines (UAL), and Varney Air Lines (VAL). It includes textual and photographic materials, dating from 1929-1944. Textual materials include both original and photocopies of clippings related to airmail pilots of the 1930s-1940s, including some of their crashes and deaths; and airmail service, including news about routes....
Dates: 1926-1948

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

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

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