Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook

Title

Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook

Description

The Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook consists of one scrapbook containing photographs and clippings relating to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area.

There are 19 clippings, primarily relating to Gustav W. Stromer including stories on his July 2, 1915 Tacoma to Port Angeles flight and ones on him and Jane O'Roark.

There are 72 photographs, which are mostly unidentified. 34 photographs are related to aviation and include hydroaeroplanes and amphibious aircraft and some aerial views, presumably taken over Tacoma. 31 photographs depict early cars, including automobile races. Identified subjects include Teddy Tetzlaff, G.W. Benedict, Earl Cooper, R. Dutton, R. Croston, J. Crane, F. Verbeck, F. Smithson, as well as the number 7 and number 8 Stutz cars. Some of the photographs depict a family, possibly that of Conrad Hansen. One photograph depicts funerary flowers, inscribed to "Daddy." Some of the photos are credited to C. R. Roediger and Boland of Tacoma.

Digitized Materials: This collection has been digitized in its entirety.

Date

circa 1914-1920s

Language

All materials are in English.

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.

Bibliographic Citation

The Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2018-00-00-102

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Young child seated in aircraft frame]
Photograph of a young child seated in an aircraft frame, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Aerial view of waterfront buildings]
Oblique aerial photograph of waterfront buildings, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Aerial view of ship]
Oblique aerial photograph of a ship, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Young child seated in aircraft frame]
Photograph of a young child seated in an aircraft frame, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Man seated in cockpit of seaplane]
Photograph of a man seated in the cockpit of a seaplane, circa 1914-1920s. Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Unidentified man]
Photograph of an unidentified man, Tacoma, Washington, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Young child on pontoon of seaplane]
Photograph of a young child on the pontoon of a seaplane, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Two men with seaplane]
Photograph of two men with a seaplane, circa 1914-1920s.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Aerial view of Seattle, Washington]
Oblique aerial photograph of Seattle, Washington, circa 1914-1920s. The Galbraith, Bacon & Company warehouse is visible in the scene.Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

[Aerial view of body of water]
Aerial photograph of a body of water, circa 1914-1920s. The photographing aircraft's shadow is visible in the scene. Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.
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