Photograph of a Curtiss JN Jenny aircraft in front of a hangar, San Diego, California, circa 1910s. Inscription on verso: "One of the first Curtiss JNs -- San Diego, Calif."
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb, Cal Al Hall, Warren Eaton, and James Floyd Smith outside a hangar, San Diego, California, circa 1900s-1910s.Inscription on verso: "Newcomb / Cal Al Hall / Warren Eaton / Floyd Smith / San Diego, Calif / 1915."
Photograph of Soviet Air Force servicemen Colonel Mikhail Gromoff and Captain Sergei Danilin signing autographs at a banquet in San Diego, California, circa 1930s
Typed caption on album: "Soviet Aces honored at San Diego Calif. Colonel Mikhail…
Photograph of Soviet Air Force servicemen and representatives with their American hosts at a banquet in San Diego, California, circa 1930s. From left to right: Acting Consul General Grigori Gokhman, S. A. Shumovsky, Colonel Mikhail Gromoff, J. L.…
Photograph of Clyde Pangborn performing a wing-walking stunt on a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, circa 1920. The inscription notes that the plane is piloted by Ralph Reed.Inscription on verso: "OX-5 Curtiss Jenney [Jenny]. Clyde Pangborn on wing. Ralph…
Photograph of Clyde Pangborn performing a wing-walking stunt on a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, circa 1920. The inscription notes that the plane is piloted by Ralph Reed.Inscription on verso: "Clyde E. Pangborn, Wing Walker. Ralph A. Reed – pilot.…
Photograph of Clyde Pangborn hanging from the underside of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft during a barnstorming performance in San Diego, California, circa 1920. The inscription notes that the plane is piloted by Ralph Reed.Inscription on verso:…
Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by the Signal Corps Aviation School (San Diego, California), February 11, 1918.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa…
Postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked April 2, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of letters and gives instructions for future mail. Postcard image features a wharf scene in San Diego, California.Typed caption: "1184 - Wharf Scene, San…
Photographic postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked February 26, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of a cake and promises to send photos. Postcard image features several servicemen in a small boat.