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[Senator William E. Borah depositing letter in Stearman aircraft]
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1987-09-22-B_image_004
Source
The Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection (1987-09-22-B), Box 1, Folder 6
Creator
Johnson & Son (Boise, Idaho)
Description
Photograph of Senator William E. Borah depositing a letter in a built-in mail slot on a Stearman aircraft, Boise, Idaho, circa 1927-1928. The pilot is possibly George Buck or Lionel Kay.
Inscription on verso: "Pilot George Buck."
Stamped verso: "Credit photo by Johnson & Son / [address in Boise, Idaho]."
Creation Date
circa 1927-1928
Subject
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Air mail service
Varney Air Lines
Air pilots
Place
Boise (Idaho)
Idaho
United States
Extent
1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 in.
Language
English
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photographic prints
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The Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection/The Museum of Flight
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Johnson & Son (Boise, Idaho),
[Senator William E. Borah depositing letter in Stearman aircraft]
, [1987-09-22-B_image_004]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 15/04/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/1225