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Film footage of aerial views and airfield activities in Washington State, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage features several aerial views filmed from an unidentified U.S. Air Force aircraft, as well as brief scenes of aircraft at a military airfield,…

Photograph album related to the life and flying career of Julius A. Barr, documenting his personal life and his time in the United States and China, circa 1929-1931. The album contains approximately 263 photographs and has a brown decorative cover…

Audio recording of an oral history with fighter ace Paul S. Bechtel, circa 1980s-1990s. Microcassette 1 of 2. Abstract from transcript: In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Paul S. Bechtel discusses his military service with the U.S. Army Air…

Postcard of Ezra Meeker (in covered wagon) and others at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. In addition to Meeker and the wagon, the scene also features two men on horseback, an aircraft piloted by Louis Paulhan, and a…

Air mail envelope commemorating the Albany Air Meet, October 1928. Addressed to Gordon C. Lindsay in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Text from original exhibit label: "Airmail envelope commemorating the Albany Air Meet, 1928."

Photograph of Homer Metz (far left, on phone) and others working in a control center at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1970. Typed on verso: "107-KSC-70C-1294 / UNCL. [illegible]/6/70 / NASA/Saturn / W/O F501-132 / Views of Control Center…

Photograph of adults, children, and a dog gathered near a group of automobiles, Concordia, Kansas, circa 1928. The inscription on verso notes that one of the women is Iva (Fullerton) Metz's mother (center, holding baby) and that this photo was taken…

Typed note from the "Jewell County Record" newspaper regarding an article about Iva (Fullerton) Metz published on July 18, 1942. Includes the text of the article: "Congratulations to Ivalee Fullerton, as she was allowed to fly alone Sunday. She is…

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the Space Shuttle, postmarked April 12, 1981. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the Space Shuttle.

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the STS-1 mission, postmarked April 12, 1981. Features the STS-1 mission insignia depicting the Space Shuttle Columbia. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the Space Shuttle.