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[Rex T. Barber oral history interview]
Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th Fighter Squadron in the China-India-Burma Theater. Special focus on an incident in April 1944 in which Barber was injured during a bailout and spent…
[Massachusetts Institute of Technology diploma for William Hough Cook, Jr.]
Diploma for William Hough Cook, Jr., issued by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), June 7, 1938. Awards Cook a Master of Science. The diploma is housed in a red leather cover stamped with the seal of MIT.
[Footage from American Airlines flights between New York, Michigan, and Massachusetts, circa 1940s]
Film footage taken during American Airlines flights between New York City (New York), Detroit (Michigan), and Boston (Massachusetts), including travel footage in those cities, circa 1940s. The footage begins with shots of American Airlines Douglas DC-3 aircraft (visible tail numbers NC17334, NC16018, NC16109) at an unidentified airport and shots of flight attendants and pilots in their uniforms.…
[United States Air Force officer presenting trophy to young man]
Photograph of a United States Air Force officer presenting a trophy to a young man at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. William S. Roe (in hat) and G. Harry Stine (on right) are visible in the background. Stamped on verso: "U.S. Air Force Photo. Released by Base Photo Lab, [address in Bedford, Massachusetts]."
[Man receiving trophy]
Photograph of a man receiving a trophy at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.
[John Essman with model rockets]
Photograph of John Essman with his model rockets at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rockets are modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, the North American X-15 aircraft, a German V-2 missile, and a GAR-1D Falcon missile.
[Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and unidentified man at NARAM-5]
Photograph of (from left to right) Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and an unidentified man at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.
John Belkewitch, Jr. with model rocket]
Photograph of John Belkewitch, Jr. with his model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle.
[People sitting behind launch pad]
Photograph of several people sitting behind the launch pad at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. Tally Guill is on the far left.
[Greg McBride readying model rocket]
Photograph of Greg McBride readying a model rocket during the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Titan 1.