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[Julius A. Barr and Liu with Thompson gun kit]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr (left) and Liu (right) with a Thompson submachine gun kit in China, circa 1934-1937. The case is labeled "Property of Boeing." Photo from album page 103.Inscription on album page: "Thompson kit for Boeing."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…
[Barr family in Nanjing, China]
Photograph of the Barr family in Nanjing, China, January 1937. From left to right: Julius A. Barr, JoAnn Barr (front), Effie Hortense Barr, and Gene Barr (front). Photo from album page 113.Inscription on album page: "Barr family. Julius, Hortense, JoAnn, + Gene. Jan. 1937."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa…
Cole and Barr at headquarters
Photograph of Julius A. Barr (right) and Frank Cole (left) standing in front of a building in Suide, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 124.Inscription on album page: "Cole and Barr at headquarters, Sui Teh."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…
[Eric Just with Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper)]
Photograph of pilot Eric Just with General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) in Nanjing, China, May 2, 1937. Photo from album page 132.Inscription on album page: "Pilot Eric Just. Pilot just flew Sikorsky to Nanking. The military field was too soft. Plane nosed up but no damage done. May 2, 1937."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album…
[Julius A. Barr and Yu in Suide, China]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr (right, in dark coat) and Yu (left) standing on a path in Suide, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 133.Inscription on album page: "Yu and Barr going to Sui Teh."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…
[Julius A. Barr and Yu]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr (right) and Yu (left) sitting on a kang (heated platform) in Suide, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 133.Inscription on album page: "Our heated kong [sic]."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…
[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,…
[Tex Rankin addressing crowd at National Air Races]
Photograph of Tex Rankin using a microphone to address the crowd at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "'Tex' Rankin put his show on with a microphone, informing the crowds in the most thrilling way about those hair-raising stunts that Dorothy was doing high above their heads."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the…
[John Gilbert "Tex" Rankin]
Photographic portrait of John Gilbert "Tex" Rankin, circa 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "J. G. 'Tex' Rankin."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931.