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[Women aviators and young child with unidentified aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of women aviators and a young child with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.

[Women aviators with unidentified aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of women aviators with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.

[Catherine Wingfield in American Airlines flight attendant uniform]
Photographic portrait of Catherine Wingfield in her American Airlines flight attendant uniform, circa 1930s. Reprint of a colorized black-and-white photograph.

[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…

[Pancho Barnes and others with aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of four servicewomen (likely women aviators), three women in civilian clothes, and man with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1930s. Pancho Barnes is third from the left.

[Minnie M. Boyd and woman with Erco 415C Ercoupe]
Photograph of Minnie M. Boyd (right) and an unidentified woman standing on the wings of a parked Erco 415C Ercoupe aircraft, Washington State, circa 1930s-1950s. The sign on the hangar behind them reads: "Wallace Air Service."Stamped on verso:…

[Dorothy Hester and her mascot Jumbo in Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester holding her mascot "Jumbo" during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Jumbo, Dorothy's mascot, not only stunted with her, but also had his picture taken whenever they landed…

[Dorothy Hester in cockpit of Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester in the cockpit of her Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y) during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931. The text "Goodrich Silvertown" is painted on the fuselage.Caption on adjacent…

[Dorothy Hester addressing crowd at National Air Races]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester using a microphone to address the crowd at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "After each day's performance Dorothy had to take to the microphone, but that was different--a…

[Dorothy Hester and Boleslaw Orlinski]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester and Boleslaw Orlinski at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Captain Boleslaw Orlinski paused long enough from one of his most fascinating conversations to pose for this…
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