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Letter to OX-5 Club members from Bill Rhode, circa 1970s. Announces the publication of Rhode's book, "Baling Wire, Chewing Gum, and Guts: The Story of The Gates Flying Circus" and encourages recipients to order a copy.

Scrapbook of materials from Lyden H. Rien's service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, circa 1941-1945. Contains 45 black-and-white photographic snapshots, clippings, a leave pass, and printed ephemera such as theater and event…

Sheet music, "Cheerio!," by J. Will Callahan and Lee S. Roberts, published by Lee S. Roberts, 1919.

Letter to George E. Adams Sr. from Colonel W. A. Robertson, Santa Ana Army Air Base (California), July 12, 1943. Congratulates Mr. Adams on his son, George E. Adams Jr., being selected for pilot training in the U.S. Army Air Forces. One typed page…

Photograph of a seaplane in flight, circa 1914-1920s. Inscription: "Photo by C. R. Roediger."Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

Letter from Philip Roosevelt to Norman "Jim" Archibald, November 22, 1935. Comments on a radio episode adapted from Archibald's book. One typed page. Part of a series of documents relating to Archibald's book "Heaven High, Hell Deep," published in…

Photograph (reproduction) of "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, circa 1945. Caption: "The photograph reproduced above is probably the most dramatic picture to come out of the Pacific war. It shows a daring…

Photograph album containing 394 black-and-white photographs related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918. The album is constructed from a U.S. Navy ledger book, into which Roy pasted…

Farcical pilot's license issued by the Royal Annex (Honolulu, Hawaii) to Robert H. Neale, June 4, 1940. Certifies that Neale is "fully qualified as a first class pilot on the troubled seas of Beverages."

Song lyrics, "24th Aero Squadron," by Second Lieutenant James L. Rubel of the 24th Aero Squadron, circa 1918. One typed page.Inscription: "By our old pall [pal] Jim Rubel, 'B' Flight."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck…