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[United Air Lines Boeing 247 flight over Seattle, Washington, circa 1930s] (Item)

Film footage of a United Air Lines Boeing 247 flight over Seattle, Washington, circa 1930s. The footage opens with a short scene filmed inside the cabin of a 247, showing a Boeing flight attendant tending to passengers. The next scene features an aerial view of the city and a 247 in flight. A title card appears at the end of the footage, reading: "Carrying ten passengers, two pilots, stewardess…

[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s] (Item)

Film footage of aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include Chinese soldiers marching, Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft on the ground and in flight, a wounded man disembarking from the 247D, cargo being unloaded from the 247D, a Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft taking off,…

[Crated Boeing 247D aircraft and scenes at house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s] (Item)

Film footage of a crated Boeing 247D and scenes of the Barr family at a house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s. The footage begins with a crated 247D aircraft being unloaded from a barge. Text written on the crate indicates that the aircraft was shipped from the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle, Washington, to Julius A. Barr in Shanghai, China. After unloading, the fuselage section is shown being…

[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra] (Item)

Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an unidentified woman in the Learstar's cabin. They demonstrate the aircraft's amenities, such as adjustable seats, fold-out tables, onboard telephone,…

[Rescue operations for Boeing B-29 Superfortress "City of Galveston" crew, circa June 1945] (Item)

Film footage of rescue operations for Boeing B-29 Superfortress "City of Galveston" crew, circa June 1945. The footage, filmed by Commander Hiram Cassidy of the USS Pintado, documents the rescue of the crew of "City of Galveston," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 39th Bombardment Group, after the aircraft was damaged during a bombing mission against Japan. Scenes include the aircraft hitting the…

Steambus! [film] (Item)

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…