Air mail envelope commemorating the first day of the U.S. Army Air Corps taking over air mail deliveries, February 19, 1934. Addressed to Cal. E. D. Adams in San Francisco, California.
Text on envelope: "The Army flies the mail. First day cover."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Corps Douglas O-38D aircraft at an airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming, circa 1934. The inscription notes that this aircraft is piloted by "Shorty" Cummins.Inscription: "'Shorty' Cummins plane. Cheyenne. 1934."Part of a…
Photograph of wrecked U.S. Army Air Corps Bellanca C-27A aircraft after a nose-down crash in a field, Cheyenne, Wyoming, circa July 1933. Three people, including one on a ladder, are investigating the aircraft.Inscription on verso: "Cheyenne. July…
Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Corps Ford C-3 Tri-Motor aircraft (fuselage numbers 22 and 24) parked at an airfield, circa 1929-1931.Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying career in the United States and…