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[Exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Photograph of an exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft at the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., 1934. The exhibit features photographs, a plaque, and a model of the "Vin Fiz." A Fokker T-2 aircraft (fuselage designation A.S. 64233) is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "The exhibit in memory of Calbraith Perry Rodgers in the Smithsonian…
[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.…
[Boeing XB-15, Stinson aircraft, and Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Bolling Field]
Photograph of the Boeing XB-15 (nose number 46), a Stinson aircraft, and several Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., circa 1938. An emblem depicting a Native American with a bow and arrow is painted on the XB-15's nose. The caption notes that this photograph was taken at an air show. Inscription on verso: "Air show, [illegible] Aviation Forum, Bolling Field, Wash. D.C. May…
Steambus! [film]
Informational film about steam buses, directed by Peter Adair and Pat Jackson, produced by Irving Saraf and KQED News, narrated by Scott Beach, copyright 1972. Created on behalf of the California Steam Bus Project, the film describes the development and implementation of three steam buses created by William M. Brobeck and Associates, the Lear Motors Corporation, and Steam Power Systems. The film…