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[Mrs. Garrison (mother of Vermont Garrison) oral history interview]
In this brief oral history, Mrs. Garrison is interviewed about her son, fighter ace Vermont Garrison. She shares a few details about his childhood and military career and discusses her views on America’s role in future global conflicts. The interview is conducted by Delvina Wheeldon, a journalist and radio broadcaster based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The segment appeared in the Continental Air Defense…
[Man sunbathing]
Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly a member of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, sunbathing at Tucson Army Air Base, Arizona, circa 1942-1945. Inscription on verso: "38th Recon Sqdn. Tucson Army Air Base. Tucson, Ariz."
[Footage from American Airlines flights to California and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939]
Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to California and one between Tulsa (Oklahoma) and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939. Most of the footage is of the California trip and includes multiple aerial shots taken from an unidentified airliner, as well as on-the-ground travel footage taken in Phoenix (Arizona) and Los Angeles (California). Flight attendant Catherine Wingfield…
[Air mail first flight cover for AM 38, Phoenix, Arizona, 1938]
Air mail first flight cover for AM 38, Phoenix, Arizona, 1938. The cover is addressed to Colonel Harold E. Hartney in New York, New York.
Trophy/Moya Lear Barnstormer, Antelope Valley Aero Museum
Barnstormer trophy given to Moya Olsen Lear by the Antelope Valley Aero Museum, 1984. The acrylic top is etched with two biplanes on either side of a pilot. "Barnstormer Trophy" is etched above the pilot and an etched scroll under the pilot reads "Antelope Valley Aero Museum." The top stands on a wood base with an engraved metal plate affixed to the front. Engraved text: "Moya Olsen Lear / For /…