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Newspaper clipping, "Waves and wind delay airplane," from the Seattle Daily Times, February 18, 1918. Reports on delays to William E. Boeing and Eddie Hubbard's flight from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C.

Document, "The Boeing Company: Historical Highlights," May 24, 1963. Nine typed pages.

Newspaper clipping, "Seattle's airport," from the San Francisco Chronicle, July 13, 1928. Announces that Boeing Field will be available for use by aerial schools and flying companies. Includes a handwritten note addressed to Mr. Boeing.

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."

Newspaper clipping, "Local firm gets war contract," from the Orion Bulletin, October 24, 1917. Reports on the Boeing Airplane Company's contract to construct fifty seaplanes for the U.S. Navy.

Letter to William E. Boeing from Office of the Postmaster, March 3, 1919. Acknowledges receipt of "one sack of mail from Vancouver, B.C. as the first international airplane mail ever received in Seattle, Washington" and offers congratulations. One…

Newspaper clipping, "City sends first mail to Seattle by aeroplane," from the Vancouver Daily Star, March 4, 1919. Reports on the first international mail flight from Seattle, Washington to Vancouver, B.C. Includes photographs of E. S. Knowlton,…

Aircraft chronology sheet, "Boeing Parade of Progress," circa 1965. Features a chronology of Boeing aircraft from 1915 to 1965.

Document, "Boeing in Brief," prepared by the Boeing News Bureau, May 24, 1963. Details current company projects. One typed page.

Document, "Background on Boeing," prepared by the Boeing News Bureau, June 6, 1963. Provides a history of the Boeing Company. 15 typed pages.