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[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.…
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over a race track near Hammondsport, New York, July 27, 1908.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, carrying Mr. Douglas McCurdy as Aviator, at Hammondsport, N.Y. July 27, 1908."Caption from bulletin: "22. Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, carrying Mr. J.A. Douglas…
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" attempting to take off]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, attempting to take off on Keuka Lake, New York, November 5, 1908. The aircraft did not get airborne.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, placed on pontoons and renamed the Loon, propelled over the water on Lake Keuka, near Hammondsport, N.Y., carrying Mr. Douglas McCurdy as…
[John A. D. McCurdy flying Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug"]
Photograph of John A. D. McCurdy flying the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" aircraft at a race track near Hammondsport, New York, July 27, 1908. Inscription on verso: "June Bug / Douglas McCurdy. Hammondsport, July 27, 1908."
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over a race track near Hammondsport, New York, December 1908. Conflicting dates (December 12 and December 13) are given in the captions. Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr. Doulas McCurdy as Aviator at Hammondsport, N.Y. Dec. 12,…
[Aerial Experimental Association members at airfield]
Photograph of several members and associates of the Aerial Experimental Association at an airfield near Hammondsport, New York, April 6, 1908. Standing, from left to right: Thomas Scott Baldwin, Frederick Walker Baldwin, J. Newton Williams, John A. D. McCurdy, and Thomas E. Selfridge. Sitting, from left to right: Alexander Graham Bell, William F. Bedwin, and Glenn Hammond Curtiss. Typed caption on…
[Members of the Aerial Experimental Association]
Photograph of several members and associates of the Aerial Experimental Association at an airfield near Hammondsport, New York, April 6, 1908. Standing, from left to right: Thomas Scott Baldwin, Frederick Walker Baldwin, J. Newton Williams, John A. D. McCurdy, and Thomas E. Selfridge. Sitting, from left to right: Alexander Graham Bell, William F. Bedwin, and Glenn Hammond Curtiss.Inscription: "Dr.…
New York World's Fair : The World of Tomorrow
Lithographic poster for the 1939 New York World's Fair, circa 1939. Features the Trylon and Perisphere, as well as buildings, aircraft, a train, and a ship. Designed by artist Joseph Binder, produced by the Grinnell Litho. Company. Text: "New York World's Fair. The World of Tomorrow. 1939."
Around the World Night of the Circumnavigators Club
Booklet titled "Around the World Night of the Circumnavigators Club," Ford Motor Company, June, 27, 1940. Souvenir passport and program for an event at the New York World's Fair. Includes a list of guests and speakers, a menu, and lyrics for the Circumnavigators Club Song. Fourteen (14) pages.
[Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937]
Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937. Recommends Harold E. Hartney as Commissioner or Director of Aeronautics for the World's Fair. One typed page, with a large section torn out.