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[Bullet holes in Boeing Model 247D wing]
Photograph of an unidentified man looking at bullet holes in the left wing of a Boeing Model 247D, October 1935. The inscription notes that the damage was made by Communist forces near Fuzhou, China. Photo from album page 82.Inscription on album page: "Left wing, bottom. More bullets, from Reds near Fuchow, Shensi. Oct 1935."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and…
[Bullet holes in Boeing Model 247D wing]
Photograph of bullet holes in the left wing of a Boeing Model 247D, October 1935. The inscription notes that the damage was made by Communist forces near Fuzhou, China. Photo from album page 82.Inscription on album page: "Left wing, top. More bullets, from Reds near Fuchow, Shensi. Oct 1935."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white…
[Dorothy Hester and Robert D. Hofer with Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester (in cockpit) and Robert D. Hofer (standing) with Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y), Cleveland, Ohio, May 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Robert Hofer and Dorothy came to Cleveland (May 1931) and took home two of these Great Lakes Trainers. This particular ship was later christened the Rose of Portland."Part of a scrapbook related to…
[Dorothy Hester and Tex Rankin with Great Lakes Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester and Tex Rankin standing in front of a Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft, Cleveland, Ohio, April 1931. Caption on adjacent album page: "Dorothy and Tex in Cleveland (April 1931) to demonstrate to the Air Race Officials what a real stunt flyer could do." Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland,…
[Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931. The text "Goodrich Silvertowns" is painted on the fuselage.Caption on adjacent album page: "The Rose of Portland - This is not a special built ship, but a standard Great Lakes Trainer powered with a 90-Horse Power Cirrus engine."Part of a scrapbook related…
[Fleet Model 7B Fawn I]
Photograph of two Fleet Model 7B Fawn I aircraft (fuselage numbers 197 and 200) of the Royal Canadian Air Force parked at an airfield, likely at the National Air Races in Ohio, circa 1930s.Inscription: "C.R.A.F. Fleet"Inscription on verso: "Fleet trainer. Kinner 125. CM20LB (Royal Canadian Air Force)."Item from page 5 of the LeRoy Milliren National Air Races photograph album, circa 1920s-1930s.…
[Barr family and others standing in front of Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China]
Photographic group portrait of the Barr family and others standing in front of a Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China, circa September 1935. From left to right: Katherine. Litchfield, JoAnn Barr, Amah, [Eillein?] Cokely, Kay Cole, Effie Hortense Barr, Gene Barr, and Julius A. Barr. Photo from album page 70. Inscription on album page: "Group taken for short ride during test hop.…
[Dorothy Hester and her mascot Jumbo in Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester holding her mascot "Jumbo" during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Jumbo, Dorothy's mascot, not only stunted with her, but also had his picture taken whenever they landed after a performance."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, circa…
[Julius A. Barr in Guyuan, China]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr at an airfield in Guyuan, China, circa 1934-1937. A Boeing Model 247D is visible in the background. Photo from album page 45.Inscription on album page: "Barr."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa 1934-1937. The photos cover Barr's time in China as a personal pilot for both Zhang…
[Tarantin in Guyuan, China]
Photograph of a man, identified at "Tarantin," at an airfield in Guyuan, China, circa 1934-1937. A Boeing Model 247D is visible in the background. Photo from album page 45.Inscription on album page: "Tarantin on Ku Yuan Airport."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa 1934-1937. The photos cover Barr's time in…