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Oblique aerial photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen on a beach for Sunday morning review, Florida, circa 1917-1918.Inscription: "Sunday morning review in back of hangers [hangars]. Key West."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service…

Tony Jannus Award. Wood plaque with raised bronze circular casting at top and three smaller plates beneath it. The circular top plate depicts the Wright Flyer on a blue background and has two leaf accents below. Each of the three plates is inscribed.…

Plaque given to Moya Olsen Lear by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, circa 1980s. Wood base is engraved with university mascot and start date and includes a metal mount, possibly for a pen. An engraved metal plate has been placed on the right…

Framed Tony Jannus award medallion given to William P. Lear, 1974. Also included are two additional Tony Jannus medallions commemorating the Golden Anniversary of the World's First Scheduled Airline Service between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida,…

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with James H. Platt and interviewer John Barth, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, May 4, 2018.

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Iva Metz and interviewer Geoff Nunn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 1, 2019.

Photograph of a group of women walking toward a dancehall on Elser Pier, Miami Beach, Florida, circa 1915-1918. Visible signs read: "Dixie Transportation Lines, Miami Beach Ferry, Admission to hall free. Dance tonight."Part of a photograph album…

Photographic postcard of William S. Luckey (in helmet and flannel jacket) and others with an unidentified Curtiss aircraft during a Mardi Gras carnival, Apalachicola, Florida, February 1915. A crowd watches in the background.Inscription: "W. S.…

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his…