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The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the
Borderless 7.5 x 9.5 inch gelatin silver print photograph, mounted to partially trimmed gray cardboard with dark gray fillets and textured border; group photograph of unidentified men and women, circa 1920s.
Two 15 x 22 inch printed sheets from Portefeuille économique des machines de l'outillage et du matériel, 3e Série, 3me Année, No. 276, December 1878; both severely damaged at edges. First sheet is pages 177 through 184; second sheet is Plate 47-48, "Ballon Captif à Vapeur de la Tour des Tuileries à Paris," technical drawings with details of a French gas balloon.
Booklet, "Grande Semaine Aéronautique de la Champagne du 22 au 29 Août 1909: Règlements"
"Grande Semaine Aéronautique de la Champagne du 22 au 29 Août 1909: Règlements." Rule booklet (32 pages) issued by the Comité d'Aviation de la Champagne for the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne held at Bétheny, Reims, France, August 22 through 29, 1909.
Booklet, "The Wonderful Story of the Conquest of the Air At the International Aviation Meet at Rheims: The Curtiss Aeroplane that Beat the World, now on Exhibition at Wanamaker's, Philadelphia"
"The Wonderful Story of the Conquest of the Air At the International Aviation Meet at Rheims: The Curtiss Aeroplane that Beat the World, now on Exhibition at Wanamaker's, Philadelphia, October 12 to 23, 1909." Brochure issued by John Wanamaker promoting the display of the Curtiss-Herring No.1 "Reims Racer" at his flagship department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front cover features three-quarter right rear view of the biplane on the ground at Lake Keuka, Hammondsport, New York. Page 2 features portrait photo of Glenn Curtiss, back cover features a 1908 photograph of Augustus M. Herring with an unidentified assistant "carrying in two suitcases the complete engine of his airship."
Booklet, "Souvenir Program With the AIRSHIPS at Belmont Park, Long Island, N. Y., Oct. 22-30, 1910, The International Aviation Meet"
Booklet, "Souvenir Program With the AIRSHIPS at Belmont Park, Long Island, N. Y., Oct. 22-30, 1910, The International Aviation Meet" published by L. H. Nelson, Co., New York, NY. Described on title page as "An Authentic Program containing Up-to-date Views of Famous Birdmen and Aero Meet Scenes, List of Entrants and other Interesting and Valuable Information relating to Man's CONQUEST of the AIR." Includes photos (taken at other locations) of Alfred Leblanc, Louis Bleriot, Glenn Curtiss, Bleriot XII, and Wright Type A, Voisin, Farman, and Curtiss biplanes; also program of events, race details, list of prizes offered, list of entrants (pilots and aircraft), essay on "How an Aeroplane is Controlled," and a glossary of "Terms Used by Aviators."
Brochure, "Official Program," International Aviation Meet, Dominguez Field, Los Angeles, California
"Official Program" for events occuring on Tuesday, January 11, 1910, "Los Angeles Day," for the International Aviation Meet held January 10-20, 1910, at Dominguez Field, Los Angeles, California. Inside pages list officers of the meet, aviators and balloons scheduled to fly that day, and lists of prizes for flights by "Aeronefs" (aircraft), dirigible airships, and spherical balloons. Back cover includes portrait photograph of aviator Louis Paulhan, and "Willard alighting on track at meet in Cincinnati." (One-half right front view of Curtiss 1910 Pusher biplane piloted by Charles F. Willard coming in for a landing at a race track.)
Information on the Pulitzer Trophy and the National Airplane Races, October 1922 attached to 18 x 14 inch, 70 page document, "Contract No. 7388, Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Corporation, three Verville Racing Airplanes, Wright "H" Engine, Model R-3."
11.5 x 19.3 inch black and white photograph, borderless gelatin silver print, yellowed overall, mounted on cardboard; panoramic view of banquet, "National Air Tours Reception and Dinner, Hotel Staler, Detroit, July 12, 1927;" photo by H. A. Allen, Commercial Photo Service Co.
One folder containing
Handwritten chart, 1928 Pittsburgh, Bettis Field National Balloon Race (extremely fragile).
Black and white photograph of Cleveland National Air Races, 1929.
Blue portfolio (2 copies), "50º Anniversario seconda Transvolata Atlantica 1933/1983," in Italian with inserted English translation; commemorates the transatlantic flight of Italo Balbo, includes blueprint drawings (shaded 3 view drawings of exterior) of Savoia-Marchetti S.55X flying boat.
NASM-9A00815, Booklet, "Flight and the World of Tomorrow"
"FLIGHT AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW"; oversized brochure, 17 pages, issued April 1, 1938, as a prospectus advertising the Aviation Pavilion of the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes decorative maps showing the location of the fairgrounds in the New York metropolitan area (highlighting local airports) and the location of the pavilion within the fairgrounds. Pavilion details include architectural model, floorplan, and artist conceptions of exhibit spaces and lounge [pages 10-15]. Detailed layout of the North Beach Airport (then under construction) [page 16], and map showing location of North Beach, Holmes, Flushing, Floyd Bennett, and Newark Airports, as well as Pan American Airways Air Base at Port Washington [page 17].
Arrival of the Douglas World Cruisers in New York;
Program, New York Golden Anniversary International Air Exposition, New York International Airport, July 31 to August 8, 1948.
13 x 11 inch program, final and official results book for the 1963, 17th Annual All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race Powder Puff Derby. Book reflects the pilots, co-pilots, and sponsors of the aircraft; the entry number, make/model/horsepower of the aircraft, and its average speed times. Record book was produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Cover consists of a background air chart of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, the event name, and a compass to the left of the text. The name "Casey" appears in the upper right hand corner of the cover.
20 x 16 inch photograph, color print mounted on heavy cardboard, with typed caption card affixed to lower front of photo; group photo of men connected with the November 15-17, 1965, polar circumnavigation flight of the Flying Tiger Line Boeing 707-320C "The Pole Cat" (r/n N322F).