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[In-flight communication notebook used by Tex Rankin and Dorothy Hester, circa 1930s]
In-flight communication notebook used by Tex Rankin and Dorothy Hester, circa 1930s. Contains handwritten notes between Rankin and Hester, written during their flights together. Passing notes back and forth was their primary means of communication…

"She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air..." [Newspaper clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air, but boys frighten new champ of girl pilots," from The NEA Service (Cleveland, Ohio), May 28, 1931. Article describes Dorothy Hester's flying career, including her upcoming…

[Letter to Helen Hester from Dorothy Hester regarding stunt flying, circa 1931]
Letter to Helen Hester from Dorothy Hester, circa 1931. Discusses Dorothy's stunt flying and the death of a fellow barnstormer. Two handwritten pages.

[Cirrus 3002 logbook #2, October 1932-September 1933]
Aircraft engine maintenance logbook for the American Cirrus engine (serial number 3002) used in Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (NC315Y), October 1932-September 1933.

[Cirrus 3002 Logbook #1, May 1931-October 1932]
Aircraft engine maintenance logbook for the American Cirrus engine (serial number 3002) used in Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (NC315Y), May 1931-October 1932.

[NC315Y logbook #2, January 1933-June 1933]
Aircraft maintenance logbook for Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A (NC315Y) aircraft, January 1933-June 1933.

[NC315Y logbook #1, February 1932-December 1932]
Aircraft maintenance logbook for Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (NC315Y), February 1932-December 1932. Includes a note from Tex Rankin on the inside cover that certifies that this book replaced one lost on or around February 20,…

[Two photos of Dorothy Hester]
Composite photograph made from two photos of Dorothy Hester in the cockpit of her Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Two portrait studies of Dorothy Hester after…

[Dorothy Hester and Dorothy Cady]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester (right) and Dorothy Cady (left) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. The caption notes that the aircraft behind them belongs to Hoot Gibson.Caption on adjacent album page: "Mrs. Dorothy Cady and Miss Dorothy…

[Dorothy Hester and Senator Hiram Bingham watching flight performance]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester (right) and Senator Hiram Bingham (left) looking up at a flight performance during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "--and so it was, for Senator Bingham and Dorothy had to…
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