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Film footage of trains, circa 1930s-1950s. The footage consists of short clips of various passenger and freight trains at unidentified locations. Visible railway names include Chicago & North Western, Soo Line, Northern Pacific, and Rock…

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…

Handwritten note from Milt Meyer explaining how the album was gifted to him by Frances Milliren, LeRoy Milliren's widow.Item from the inside back cover of the LeRoy Milliren National Air Races photograph album, circa 1920s-1930s. Album contains one…

Panoramic photograph of servicemen with six observation balloons at the U.S. Army Balloon School, Ross Field, California, 1918. Inscription in corner: "No. 8659. Copyrighted. Huddleston Photo Co. Los Angeles, Cal." Inscription on verso: "Army Baloon…

Newspaper clipping, "Mitchell fought valiantly for a unified air service," from The Detroit News, February 20, 1936. Obituary for Brigadier General William L. "Billy" Mitchell, describing his military career, his advocacy for a unified air force, and…

Photograph of Château d'Angers, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Chateau Angers."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

Autobiographical narrative by David L. Davidson, undated. Describes his family background, work experience and labor issues at Alcorn State University, his recruitment to Boeing's work on the space program, and his move to Washington. 46 handwritten…

Manuscript by Lee R. Embree, undated. Describes Embree's career as a U.S. Army Air Corps photographer during the period of May 1941 to January 1, 1942, including his experiences before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on…

Letterpress print of James Sadler during a balloon ascent, undated.

Letterpress print of crowds with the hydrogen balloon used in the 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles, Paris, France, undated.