Walton Alexander Anderson (1917-1993) served in the US Army Air Corps and was stationed in Hawaii in the late 1930s.
This collection consists of eight black and white photographs taken in Hawaii in the late 1930s. The photographs range in size from approximately 2.5 by 3.5 inches up to approximately 5 by 7 inches. Some may have been taken by Walton Alexander Anderson, others appear to be press or promotional photography. Four photographs relate to Amelia Mary Earhart's first unsuccessful round-the-world flight attempt in March 1937. Two photos show Earhart, Paul Mantz, and Fred Noonan wearing leis and speaking to the press. Two photographs show Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra (NR16020) undergoing repairs at Luke Field on Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii. The collection also contains four photographs relating to Pan American Airways (Pan Am) aircraft in Hawaii, at least some of which were also possibly taken on Ford Island. Aircraft shown in these photographs include the Sikorsky S-42 Clipper (NR-823M), Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 Philippine Clipper (NC-14715), and Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 China Clipper (NC-14716).
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Mary Hunt, Gift, 2015, NASM.2015.0015
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) and Amelia Mary Earhart Photographs [Anderson], NASM.2015.0015, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection is in original order.
Arranged and described (2015) and encoded (2020) by Jessamyn Lloyd.
Air Transport, Airlines, Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA), 1930s; Sikorsky S-42 Clipper Family
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) promotional material showing a Sikorsky S-42 clipper in flight over a ship and a palm tree lined beach, circa late 1930s. Caption reads, "Wings Over the Spanish Main."
Earhart, Amelia Mary, 1930s
Informal view of Amelia Mary Earhart, wearing leis, in Hawaii during her first unsuccessful attempt at a round-the-world flight, circa March 17, 1937.
Earhart, Amelia Mary, 1930s; Noonan, Fred; Mantz, Paul
Informal view of (left to right) an unidentified reporter, Paul Mantz, Amelia Mary Earhart, and Fred Noonan in Hawaii during their first unsuccessful attempt at a round-the-world flight, circa March 17, 1937. They are wearing leis.
Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 China Clipper; Air Transport, Airlines, Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA), 1930s
Left side view of Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 China Clipper (NC-14716) on the water in Hawaii, circa late 1930s.
Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 Clipper; Air Transport, Airlines, Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA), 1930s
One-half left front view of Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 Philippine Clipper (NC-14715) on the water in Hawaii, circa late 1930s.
Air Transport, Airlines, Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA), 1930s; Sikorsky S-42 Clipper Family
Right side view, from another aircraft, of Pan American Airways (Pan Am)Sikorsky S-42 Clipper (NR-823M) in flight, circa late 1930s.
Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart Aircraft (NR16020)
Right side view, from above, of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra (NR16020) in a hangar undergoing maintenance in Hawaii during her first unsuccessful attempt at a round-the-world flight, March 1937.
Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart Aircraft (NR16020)
Partial one-half left front view of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra (NR16020) undergoing maintenance in Hawaii during her first unsuccessful attempt at a round-the-world flight, March 1937.