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[People holding model airplanes]
Photograph of people holding model airplanes, circa 1923. Image taken at the 1923 International Air Races in St. Louis, Missouri.Inscription on album page: "Fall 1923."Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.
[Children with model airplanes]
Photograph of children and young adults posing with model airplanes, likely at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923.Inscription: "11162 A.S."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D.C."
[Aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s]
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 livery visible in the footage include Mid-Continent Airlines, Wisconsin Central Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Capital Airlines, and American Airlines.…
[Curtiss R-6 taking off]
Photograph of a Curtiss R-6 (Model 2A) aircraft (fuselage number 50) taking off at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. The plane is piloted by First Lieutenant John D. Corkille, United States Army Air Service.Inscription: "11192 A.S."Inscription on verso: "1st Lt. John D. Corkill [Corkille] taking off at the 1923 St. Louis Air Meet (Pulitzer Air Race) - finished 2nd in…