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Caricature drawing of William E. Boeing flying a biplane, circa 1920s-1940s.Inscription on verso: "Bill Boeing.

Letter to William E. Boeing from Glenn L. Martin, June 30, 1924. Discusses the "inauguration of a continuous trans-continental Air Mail Service" and states that "Night and Day Service between New York and San Francisco is the next step." One typed…

Speech by "Mr. Finley" in honor of Charles Lindbergh, circa 1927. One typed page.

Air mail cover addressed to Mr. O. W. Tupper, Seattle, Washington, February 2, 1927. Includes postmark stamps from Washington, D.C., Chicago, Illinois, and Pasco, Washington. One envelope.

First flight air mail cover addressed to Master Bebo Boeing, Seattle, Washington, July 1, 1927. Stamped: "First Flight Under Contract - Chicago to San Francisco - Transcontinental Air Mail Route, Omaha, Nebraska."

First flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 1927.Stamped: "First Flight Under Contract - Chicago to San Francisco - Transcontinental Air Mail Route, Omaha, Nebraska."

First flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 1927. Signed by pilot Hugh Barker.Stamped: "First Flight Under Contract Chicago - San Francisco - Transcontinental Air Mail Route. Salt Lake City, Utah."

Photograph of a Boeing Model 40A air mail aircraft taking off from Elko, Nevada en route for New York, circa July 1, 1927.Inscription on verso: "Air mail leaving Elko, Nevada for N. Y. About July 1st, 1927.1st day of Boeing's operation of…

Newspaper clipping, "Nourishment by Thurlby," from the Seattle Daily Times, July 3, 1927. Cartoon depicts a Boeing aircraft as a bird carrying a transcontinental air mail contract to feed its chicks, labeled as "Seattle's growing industry."

Program for a reception in honor of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, Seattle, Washington, September 13, 1927.