Brochure and timetable for China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), circa 1933-1939.
Top plate text: "Tony Jannus Award."
Middle plate text: "William Powell Lear / Chairman of the Board and President / LearAvia, Inc. / 1974."
Bottom plate text: "Presented by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce in Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Scheduled Airline Industry."
]]>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. Two metal hooks and a fabric loop are on the reverse.
Top plate text: "Tony Jannus Award."
Middle plate text: "William Powell Lear / Chairman of the Board and President / LearAvia, Inc. / 1974."
Bottom plate text: "Presented by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce in Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Scheduled Airline Industry."
Magazine advertisement for Trans World Airlines, circa 1946. Features a half-page illustration of a TWA Lockheed Model 49 Constellation aircraft in flight over a city. The text describes TWA as "the finest way to fly."
00:00:11 - Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3
00:00:17 - Wisconsin Central Airlines Lockheed Model 10-A Electra
00:00:27 - Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number N93061)
00:01:05 - Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number NC93037)
00:11:25 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-3 (wing number N45379)
00:14:14 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-4
00:14:14 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-4
00:14:17 - Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3 (foreground) and Capital Airlines Douglas DC-3 (background)
00:14:26 – American Airlines Convair 240
Other segments feature a mix of aerial views filmed from unidentified aircraft and on-the-ground travel footage of various cities. Filmed locations include Washington, D.C., Chicago (Illinois), Minneapolis (Minnesota), Saint Paul (Minnesota), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Kansas City (Missouri), and Duluth (Minnesota).
The footage is in color and is silent. Some scenes are overexposed.
Label on container: "Washington, Mpls, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Chicago / Duluth Superior / Norfolk / Washington / Milwaukee / Kansas City."
]]>Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline livery visible in the footage include Mid-Continent Airlines, Wisconsin Central Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Capital Airlines, and American Airlines. Specific aircraft identified include:
00:00:11 - Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3
00:00:17 - Wisconsin Central Airlines Lockheed Model 10-A Electra
00:00:27 - Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number N93061)
00:01:05 - Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number NC93037)
00:11:25 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-3 (wing number N45379)
00:14:14 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-4
00:14:14 - Capital Airlines Douglas DC-4
00:14:17 - Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3 (foreground) and Capital Airlines Douglas DC-3 (background)
00:14:26 – American Airlines Convair 240
Other segments feature a mix of aerial views filmed from unidentified aircraft and on-the-ground travel footage of various cities. Filmed locations include Washington, D.C., Chicago (Illinois), Minneapolis (Minnesota), Saint Paul (Minnesota), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Kansas City (Missouri), and Duluth (Minnesota).
The footage is in color and is silent. Some scenes are overexposed.
Label on container: "Washington, Mpls, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Chicago / Duluth Superior / Norfolk / Washington / Milwaukee / Kansas City."
Specific aircraft identified in the footage include the Douglas DC-4, Martin Model 202 (tail number NC93056), and Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser.
The footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.
Label on container: "NWA / Martin 2-0-25 / DC-4-5 / Stratocruiser / 2-0-2 Wk -[illegible]."
]]>Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), and at aircraft crash site, circa 1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and being towed. One segment, which begins at 00:01:38, features scenes from the crash site of an unidentified NWA flight, showing debris in a field and people inspecting the site.
Specific aircraft identified in the footage include the Douglas DC-4, Martin Model 202 (tail number NC93056), and Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser.
The footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.
Label on container: "NWA / Martin 2-0-25 / DC-4-5 / Stratocruiser / 2-0-2 Wk -[illegible]."
The footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.
Label on container: "CAL."
]]>Film footage of Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), circa 1950s. Douglas DC-2s and other aircraft are shown taxiing on the runway and taking off. The footage focuses predominantly on Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft, but the tail section of Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number N93061) is also visible in one shot.
The footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.
Label on container: "CAL."
The footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.
Label on container: "Misc. airlines."
]]>Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes, the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. Commercial airline livery visible in the footage include Western Airlines, Eastern Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, National Airlines, and Trans World Airlines. Specific aircraft identified in the footage include:
00:00:40 - Eastern Airlines Lockheed Model 749 ConstellationThe footage is in color and is silent. Several shots are blurry and/or jittery.
Label on container: "Misc. airlines."
00:00:20 - Prototype Douglas DC-4E
00:03:27 - "Flagship Connecticut," an American Airlines Douglas DC-3
00:04:17 - Douglas DC-2 (wing number NC13728)
00:04:32 - Northwest Airlines Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
00:04:41 - "Flagship Arkansas," an American Airlines Douglas DC-3
The aerial views show cities, towns, mountains (possibly the Cascades), and other terrain. A wing is visible in some of these scenes, which displays the initials "NWA" (Northwest Airlines). The footage also includes a brief clip of boating activities. At the end of the footage is a 1933 Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Mickey Goes Courting," which has been removed from the access copy.
The footage is in color and is silent.
]]>Film footage of airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939. The footage is mostly comprised of shots taken at an unidentified airport and aerial views taken from aircraft in flight. The airport scenes show airliners taking off and landing, passengers embarking and disembarking, and flight and ground crews at work. Identified aircraft include:
00:00:20 - Prototype Douglas DC-4E
00:03:27 - "Flagship Connecticut," an American Airlines Douglas DC-3
00:04:17 - Douglas DC-2 (wing number NC13728)
00:04:32 - Northwest Airlines Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
00:04:41 - "Flagship Arkansas," an American Airlines Douglas DC-3
The aerial views show cities, towns, mountains (possibly the Cascades), and other terrain. A wing is visible in some of these scenes, which displays the initials "NWA" (Northwest Airlines). The footage also includes a brief clip of boating activities. At the end of the footage is a 1933 Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Mickey Goes Courting," which has been removed from the access copy.
The footage is in color and is silent.
The footage is in color and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:10 - "On our way to California -- West of El Paso"
00:03:37 - "The Colorado River."
00:03:56 - "The Rose Bowl."
00:04:05 - "Landing at Burbank, Cal."
00:04:15 - "Scene along Hollywood Blvd."
00:04:45 - "We go to Notre Dame-South California game (the cheering section won)."
00:07:59 - "Looking from our hotel window."
00:08:54 - "With the McMillans."
00:09:22 - "A trip thru the environs of Los Angeles."
00:11:56 - "Homeward bound."
00:12:33 - "Clouds between Tulsa and St. Louis."
00:13:01 - "Sunset over clouds."
Label on film container: "Chicago to California 1939."
]]>Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to California and one between Tulsa (Oklahoma) and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939. Most of the footage is of the California trip and includes multiple aerial shots taken from an unidentified airliner, as well as on-the-ground travel footage taken in Phoenix (Arizona) and Los Angeles (California). Flight attendant Catherine Wingfield occasionally appears in some of the travel shots. Identified landmarks in the footage include the Colorado River, the Rose Bowl, Hollywood Burbank Airport, and Hollywood Boulevard. Other scenes include a football game between the University of Notre Dame and the University of California at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a visit with friends, and a road trip to the Pacific coast. The final segment depicts shots of clouds taken during the flight between Tulsa and St. Louis.
The footage is in color and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:10 - "On our way to California -- West of El Paso"
00:03:37 - "The Colorado River."
00:03:56 - "The Rose Bowl."
00:04:05 - "Landing at Burbank, Cal."
00:04:15 - "Scene along Hollywood Blvd."
00:04:45 - "We go to Notre Dame-South California game (the cheering section won)."
00:07:59 - "Looking from our hotel window."
00:08:54 - "With the McMillans."
00:09:22 - "A trip thru the environs of Los Angeles."
00:11:56 - "Homeward bound."
00:12:33 - "Clouds between Tulsa and St. Louis."
00:13:01 - "Sunset over clouds."
Label on film container: "Chicago to California 1939."
The footage is in color and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:15 - "On our way to Washington, D.C. -- And in distinguished company -- Lord Halifax."
00:10:20 - "Arriving in Chicago over the south side."
00:11:03 - "Elevator fire in South Chicago."
00:11:24 - "Landing at Chicago."
00:11:51 - "This passenger forgot to get off in time."
Label on film container: "Chicago to Washington D.C."
]]>Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to Washington, D.C. and one to Chicago (Illinois), circa 1940s. Most of the footage is of the Washington, D.C. trip. The footage begins with shots of Edward Wood, the Earl of Halifax, boarding the unidentified airliner, then transitions to aerial shots taken during flight. The next section is comprised of travel footage of various Washington, D.C. landmarks, such as the Capitol Building, the White House, the Washington Monument, the Supreme Court building, the Lincoln Memorial, and other buildings and street scenes. Also included are shots of Mount Vernon and possibly other locations in Virginia. The segment beginning at 00:08:27 features a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The final segment features aerial shots taken during the airliner's arrival in Chicago, including smoke plumes from a fire, followed by on-the-ground shots of an American Airlines Douglas DC-3 landing at the airport. The footage ends with a shot of a parachutist descending over a field.
The footage is in color and is silent.
Several title cards appear throughout the footage:
00:00:15 - "On our way to Washington, D.C. -- And in distinguished company -- Lord Halifax."
00:10:20 - "Arriving in Chicago over the south side."
00:11:03 - "Elevator fire in South Chicago."
00:11:24 - "Landing at Chicago."
00:11:51 - "This passenger forgot to get off in time."
Label on film container: "Chicago to Washington D.C."