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[Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection, Box One, Folder 9 - Cars, circa 1900s]
Items from Box One, Folder 9 of the Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection, circa early 1900s. Folder contains 12 photographic negatives and accompanying captioned envelopes depicting automobiles.

[Postcard to William E. Boeing from the Finleys, September 25, 1928]
Postcard to William E. Boeing from the Finleys, September 25, 1928. Sends thanks for the photograph and describes a unique globe he has in his office [replicated on postcard]. Also includes a second postcard with a poem about aviation.

[Portrait of servicemen at Camp Taliaferro, Texas, and accompanying clipping]
Photographic group portrait of servicemen at Camp Taliaferro, Texas, Jan. 23, 1918. The men, including Harold E. Hartney, are identified by last name in an inscription on the accompanying envelope. Also included is a newspaper clipping attached to…

[Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918]
Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918. Enclosed with two August 1918 letters from Drew to mother, postmarked September 2, 1918.

[Pilot with crashed aircraft]
Photograph of a pilot with a crashed aircraft, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "Airplane wrecks."

[Pilot in unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of a pilot in an unidentified aircraft, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "G. Lambert / Luke Field / T.H."

[Photo film envelope]
Photo film envelope that contained film negatives for the Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection, circa 1920s. Text in Spanish. Text on cover: "Central Photo Film / S. Pedrosa / San Sebastian / Easo 3."

[People posing with unidentified aircraft, automobile, and ox cart]
Photographic group portrait of people posing with unidentified aircraft, automobile, and ox cart, Lakeland, Florida, February 1912.Inscription on print: "Three ways of transportation / ox -- auto -- and plane / Lakeland Fla. / 1912."Inscription on…

[People looking at crashed, upside-down aircraft]
Photograph of people looking at a crashed, upside-down aircraft (fuselage number 607), circa 1917. Inscription on verso: "Kabashi wreck / Hyde Park / 1917." Inscription on envelope: "California monoplane / [illegible]."

[Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, November 18, 1945]
Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, November 18, 1945. Discusses a boat trip on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River, a shopping trip in Shanghai, the city's mix of American, European, and Chinese…
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