Box: 1, Folder: 7 - Assorted commemorative materials, 1911-1961, undated (1920s-1960s)

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Box: 1, Folder: 7 - Assorted commemorative materials, 1911-1961, undated (1920s-1960s)

Description

Assorted commemorative materials, 1911-1961, undated (1920s-1960s)

Identifier

2023-08-14, Box: 1, Folder: 7

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Collection Items

[Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating 50th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers' transcontinental flight]
Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers' transcontinental flight across the United States, September 17, 1961. Features an image of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft. Addressed to Mrs. Cal Rodgers…

Log of C. P. Rodgers' transcontinental flight
Flight log for Calbraith Perry Rodgers' transcontinental flight across the United States, circa 1911. Includes dates, distances traveled, stops, and other notes. Two typed pages.

[Plaque commemorating renaming of Pittsburgh Airport to "Rodgers Field"]
Photograph of a plaque commemorating the renaming of Pittsburgh Airport to "Rodgers Field" in honor of Calbraith Perry Rodgers, November 5, 1926.Text: "To commemorate the naming of the Pittsburgh Airport Rodgers Field in honor of Calbraith Perry…

[Exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Photograph of an exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft at the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., 1934. The exhibit features photographs, a plaque, and a model of the "Vin Fiz." A Fokker T-2 aircraft (fuselage…

[Calbraith Perry Rodgers with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Photograph (reproduction) of Calbraith Perry Rodgers with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A crowd is visible in the background.Caption: "Testing engines before flight."
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