Items from Box 5, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April to June 1944. Contains assorted documents, including correspondence, memorandums, and a Wico Electric Company booklet, related to the setup of a metallurgical laboratory…
Items from Box 5, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1942. Contains correspondence and memorandums related to the setup of Lear Avia's New York office. Seven total documents and original folder labeled "Re New York…
Film footage taken during American Airlines flights between New York City (New York), Detroit (Michigan), and Boston (Massachusetts), including travel footage in those cities, circa 1940s. The footage begins with shots of American Airlines Douglas…
Booklet titled "Around the World Night of the Circumnavigators Club," Ford Motor Company, June, 27, 1940. Souvenir passport and program for an event at the New York World's Fair. Includes a list of guests and speakers, a menu, and lyrics for the…
Color drawing (photomechanical print) of an aerial view of Lower Manhattan as seen from an American Airlines airliner, circa 1940. Art by Ivan Dmitri, produced by American Airlines.
Newspaper clipping, "Ace reveals Axis photos of New York," from the Washington Times-Herald, circa 1939-1940s. Reports on Harold E. Hartney's assertion that Germany and Italy possess aerial photographs of New York.
Lithographic poster for the 1939 New York World's Fair, circa 1939. Features the Trylon and Perisphere, as well as buildings, aircraft, a train, and a ship. Designed by artist Joseph Binder, produced by the Grinnell Litho. Company.
Text: "New York…
Press release, "Ranking aces of World War to be entertained today by old commander in luxury dawn patrol over city," from the American Legion Army-Navy Club (New York, New York), November 11, 1938. Describes a reunion of First Pursuit Group members,…
Composite photograph of two unidentified men with William E. Boeing's racehorse, Porter's Mite, and Porter's Mite during a race, September 17, 1938.Inscription: "C. C. Cook - photos - New York. 'Porter's Mite' - B. James up. Winner Champagne Stks -…