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Henry “Sandy” McMurray oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Henry "Sandy" McMurray and interviewer Steve Little, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, February 27, 2020.
[Ralph Newcomb, Walter Brookins, and others with LePère aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (far right), Walter Brookins (center), and others with a LePère aircraft, circa 1918. The inscription notes that the aircraft was built for L. C. Brand, likely Leslie Coombs Brand.Inscription on verso: "Le Pere / Venice, Calif / Built for L. C. Brand / 1918 / by Waldo [Watterman?]."
[Walter Brookins and another man at controls of unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of Walter Brookins (right) and another man at the controls of an unidentified aircraft, California, circa 1900s-1910s. A dog is on the ground underneath the aircraft. Inscription on envelope: "B[illegible] + Brookins / Field Glendale / Brookins in Mercer."
[Ralph Newcomb, Al Wilson, and another man standing near aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (center), Al Wilson, and another man standing near an unidentified aircraft, Bakersfield, California, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Al Wilson and Ralph Newcomb / Bakersfield Calif / 1918."
[Ralph Newcomb and others with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (center) and others with an unidentified aircraft, Bakersfield, California, December 22, 1918.Inscription on verso: "Short -- Wilson and myself at Bakersfield / Dec. 22nd, 1918."
[Man in Blériot XI aircraft]
Photograph of a man in a Blériot XI aircraft, Griffith Aviation Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1900s-1910s. Inscription in margin: "[Ignato Semmnuk?] -- Bleriot monoplane / Griffith Aviation Field / LA."Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
[Ralph Newcomb and two men with unidentified seaplane]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (right) and two men with an unidentified seaplane, California, circa 1913.Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
[DeLloyd Thompson and others with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of DeLloyd Thompson and others with an unidentified aircraft, Griffith Aviation Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1915. It is unclear which individual is Thompson in the scene. Inscription on verso: "1915 / De Lloyd Thompson and friends at Griffith Aviation Field Los Angeles Ca."
[Ralph A. Newcomb and two others with Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph A. Newcomb and two others with a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, California, 1919.Inscription on verso: "Start of first flight to Bishop, Calif. via Death Valley / 1919 -- Davis and Newcomb."
[Ralph Newcomb and two men with unidentified seaplane]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (right) and two men with an unidentified seaplane, California, circa 1913.Inscription on verso: "Horis Ke[illegible] / Ralph Newcomb / 1913 / Pallas Beach, Calif."