Letter from Julius A. Barr to his mother, October 26, 1927. Discusses his solo flight in a bomber aircraft and life at base. Also mentions a clipping about commercial aviation sent to him by his mother (not included). Two handwritten pages.
Letter from Julius A. Barr to his mother, October 8, 1926. Mentions passing his third advancement check and discusses his flight training. Two handwritten pages.
Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, written at Brooks Field, Texas, October 4, 1926. Thanks his parents for the package of clothes and discusses life at base. Mentions that Hortense is angry about him joining the Air Service, fearing that he…
Business card for pilot Julius A. Barr, circa 1930s. The text is printed in English on one side and Chinese on the other.English text: "Julius A. Barr / Airplane pilot for the Chinese government / Nanking / Ming Ku Kung Airdrome / Phone 21321.
Business card for Boeing pilot Julius A. Barr, circa 1920s-1930s. The text is printed in English on one side and Chinese on the other.English text: "Julius A. Barr / Airplane pilot / Representing Boeing Airplane Co. / United Aircraft Exports Inc."
Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training at Brooks Field, Texas, August 1927. The postcard features an illustration of an aircraft, a photograph of Barr, and Barr's signature. The verso inscription, written by Barr, gives…
Postcard of Cheyenne Transcontinental Airport, Wyoming, circa 1920s-1930s. An arrow in blue ink indicates a Boeing office building, as noted on the verso by Julius A. Barr.Inscription on verso: "One of Boeing's office buildings. Have a large 2 story…
Photograph of servicemen gathered to see Staff Sergeant Wilbur Lage after his accidental landing on a hangar roof during a parachute jump, circa 1926-1927. A photo corner is adhered to the image.
Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's…
Photograph of a servicemen working on a Ford Tri-Motor aircraft (partial wing number NC8[?]) in a hangar at Kelly Field, Texas, December 10, 1927.Inscription on verso: "Ford plane. Royal Air Truck. John A. Collins, pilot. Kelly Field, Tex. Dec. 10,…
Photograph of two servicemen in an Aeromarine NBS-1 aircraft, circa 1926-1927.Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927.