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MS-515: Frank A MS-515: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection Collection Number: MS-515 Title: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection Dates: 1911-1977 Creator: Kiraly, Frank A., 1914-2000 Summary/Abstract: The collection consists of aviation postcards, primarily of airports throughout the country, and also of photographs of famous aviators from the 1930s. Quantity/Physical Description: 0.5 linear feet Language(s): English Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, (937) 775-2092 Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection. Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Preferred Citation: [Description of item, Date], MS-515, Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Acquisition: The collection was purchased from Zubal Books in Cleveland in October 2015. Zubal Books purchased the collection from an estate sale in 2014. Processed by: Ed O’Shaughnessy, 2015 Arrangement: The collection is arranged in a single series. In the finding aid, the file number designation indicates the page (number) and position on the page (letter). For the position, the letters are assigned from left to right then top to bottom (e.g., “a” indicates top or top left, then “b” is middle or top right). MS-515: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection 1 Biographical/Historical Note: Frank A. Kiraly (1914-2000) was an aviation enthusiast and a detective with the Cleveland Police. During the time period to which most of the collection materials date, Frank lived at 3492/3494 W. 117th Street in Cleveland (a duplex where other members of his family also lived); this address is stamped on the back of some of the photographs. He and wife Helen later lived in nearby Lakewood, Ohio. Scope and Content: The collection consists entirely of aviation postcards and photographs. The postcards, most of which depict airports throughout the United States, date between approximately 1911 and 1977. Postcards bearing a postmark but no other date information have been assigned a “circa” date of the postmark date. The photographs primarily depict famous aviators from the 1930s, including Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Subject Terms Subjects (General) Air Pilots -- Photographs Airplanes -- Photographs Airports -- Photographs Aviation -- History Material Types Postcards Photographs MS-515: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection 2 Collection Inventory Box Page Description Date 1 1a A busy day at Municipal Airport, Cleveland, OH Undated 1 1b Aerial view of Cleveland Hopkins International Undated Airport, Cleveland, OH 1 1c Airport, Cleveland, OH Undated 1 1d Metz Airport, Waltham, MA Circa 1911 Jul 1 2a Col. Paul peck in Columbian Bi-Plane just landing Undated after an 8000 foot flight 1 2b Douglas A Corrigan and 1929 Curtiss-Robins Plane, 1938 Jul 17-18 New York to Dublin 1 2c Lancaster Municipal Airport, Lancaster, PA Undated 1 2d Howard Hughes and Lockheed Monoplane at Floyd 1938 Jul 10-14 Bennett Field, New York 1 3a Holman Municipal Airport, St. Paul, MN Undated 1 3b Harrisburg Airport, Harrisburg, PA with DC-3 Undated 1 3c Kansas City Municipal Airport And Fairfax Airport, Undated Kansas City, KS 1 3d Airport and Administration Building, Wichita, KS Undated 1 4a New York Municipal Airport (LaGuardia) Undated Administration Building and Ramp with DC-3’s 1 4b Chicago Municipal Airport (Midway), Chicago, IL Circa 1937 1 4c Grand Central Air Terminal, possibly CA with DC-3 Undated flying 1 4d Hamilton Field, Marin County, CA Undated 1 5a Crowd at Los Angeles Airport, CA Undated 1 5b Los Angeles Union Air Terminal, Burbank, CA Undated 1 5c Municipal Airport, San Diego, CA Undated 1 5d Los Angeles Airport Buildings, CA Undated 1 6a San Francisco Bay Airdrome, Alameda, CA Undated 1 6b Union Air Terminal, Burbank, CA Undated 1 6c Port of Columbus Airport, Columbus, OH Undated 1 6d San Francisco Airport at Mills Field, CA Undated 1 7a Oakland Airport, Oakland, CA Undated 1 7b Scene at Oakland Airport, Oakland, CA Undated 1 7c Oakland Municipal Airport, Oakland, CA Undated 1 7d Oakland Airport Administration Building, Oakland, Undated CA 1 8a The Airport, Oakland, CA Undated 1 8b Oakland Municipal Airport, Oakland, CA Undated 1 8c Administration Building, Grand Central Airport, Undated Glendale, CA 1 8d General view of Grand Central Airport, Glendale, CA Undated 1 9a Air Express International shipping a Beechcraft Circa 1947 MS-515: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection 3 Box Page Description Date “Bonanza” to Europe from LaGuardia Airport, NY 1 9b A Small Section of Cleveland Airport, OH and Circa 1937 Sep Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition Plane 1 9c North American Sabreliners at Lambert Field, St. Undated Louis, MO 1 9d Orlando McCoy Airport, FL with Douglas DC-8 Undated 1 10a FL coastline at Daytona Bach from Curtiss Aeroplane Undated 1 10b LaGuardia Airport, NY Undated 1 10c Randolph Field, San Antonio, TX Undated 1 10d Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, WA Circa 1958 Jul 1 11a Terminal Building at Atlanta Airport, GA Undated 1 11b Main Entrance to Atlanta Airport Terminal, GA Undated 1 11c Land Plane Administration Building, New York Undated Municipal Airport (LaGuardia), NY 1 11d Grand Central Terminal, Glendale, CA Undated 1 12a San Francisco International Airport, CA Circa 1961 Jul 1 12b Detroit Metropolitan Airport, MI Circa 1963 Aug 1 12c Municipal Airport, Chicago, IL Circa 1941 Oct 1 12d Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA Circa 1936 Aug 1 13a Berliot Type XI at USAF Museum, Dayton, OH Undated 1 13b Statue of Liberty, NY Undated 1 13c Malton Airport, Ontario, Canada Undated 1 13d Sistership of “Spirit of St. Louis” flying over Undated Washington, DC from Washington Airport (Reagan) 1 14a Postcard “London Series #E.32) showing Circa 1911 Aug Hemispheres and ships, planes 1 14b Postcard “An Air Ship for Mine” Circa 1913Nov 1 14c Postcard “I’m Glad I Met You” Circa 1918 Jun 1 14d Delaware Water Gap, PA Circa 1923 Aug 1 15a Baer Field, Municipal Airport, Fort Wayne, IN Undated 1 15b Greater Pittsburg Airport, Terminal Interior, PA Circa 1956 Mar 1 15c Passenger Station, Kansas City Municipal Airport, Undated KS 1 15d Fountain at Greater Pittsburg Airport, PA Undated 1 16a Miami International Airport, FL Undated 1 16b Miami International Airport, FL Undated 1 16c Greater Pittsburg Airport, PA Undated 1 16d Miami International Airport Hotel, FL Undated 1 17a Chicago Midway Airport, IL Undated 1 17b Manhattan Bridge, New York City, NY Undated 1 17c Taylorcraft Aviation Corp., Alliance, OH Undated 1 17d Broome County Airport, Binghamton, NY Circa 1955 Aug 1 18a Wright Brothers Memorial, Dayton, OH Undated 1 18b Logan International Aitport, Boston, MA Circa 1957 Aug 1 18c John F Kennedy International Arrivals Building, NY Circa 1970 May MS-515: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection 4 Box Page Description Date 1 18d LaGuardia Field, New York Municipal Airport, NY Circa 1950 Aug 1 19a Dallas Love Field, Dallas, TX Undated 1 19b Wright Brothers First Flight, Kill Devil Hills, NC Undated 1 20a James M. Cox Municipal Airport, Dayton, OH Undated 1 20b Douglas DC-8 Super 61 Series Undated 1 21a Replica of “Spirit of St. Louis” at San Diego Undated Aerospace Museum, CA 1 21b Photo of Charles Lindbergh Undated 1 22a Swedish Postcard commemorating Lindbergh Flight, Undated Front 1 22b Swedish Postcard commemorating Lindbergh Flight, Undated back 1 23a “Cape Cod,” plane of Polando & Bourdman on Undated record flight 1 23b Emory Bronte dedication Admin Building at S.J.(?) 1937 Oct 24 airport 1 23c Winning Plane of the Dole Prize Race at Oakland 1927 Aug 16 Airport, CA 1 23d Second Place Plane of the Dole Prize Race at 1927 Aug 16 Oakland Airport, CA 1 24a Maurice Bellonte, French Trans-Atlantic Co-Pilot 1930 with Coste 1 24b Opening of St. Petersburg-Tampa Air Boat Line, FL Undated 1 24c Opening of St. Petersburg-Tampa Air Boat Line, FL, 1914 Benoist Air Boat in flight 1 24d Opening of St. Petersburg-Tampa Air Boat Line, FL, Undated Benoist Air Boat in flight 1 25a Unidentified Air Terminal Undated 1 25b Air View, Pensacola, FL Undated 1 25c Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI Undated 1 25d Dedication Day, Detroit City Airport, MI 1930 1 26a Hiawatha, KS airport dedication 1932 Sep 17-18 1 26b Carthage, MO Airport Dedication 1933 May 30 1 26c Municipal Airport, Kansas City, MO Undated 1 26d Branson, MO Airport Dedication 1935 Jun 5 1 27a Unidentified Aviatrix with WACO Biplane Undated 1 27b Jimmie Allen and WACO biplane at National Air 1935 Sep Races 1 27c Unidentified, possibly National Air Races Undated 1 28a 2 unidentified men at National Air races 1935 1 28b Abrams Explorer, National Air Races, Cleveland, OH 1938 Sep 3-5 1 28c Unidentified Trophy Winner Undated 1 29a Cliff Henderson, Vincent Bendix, Jacquiline 1938 Sep 3-5 Cochrane and Alex Seversky at National Air Races, Cleveland, OH MS-515: Frank A. Kiraly Aviation Postcard and Photo Collection 5 Box Page Description Date 1 29b Edna May Cooper and Bobby Trout, Women’s 1931 Jan 1 Endurance race, Mines Field, Los Angeles, CA 1 29c Only Post Office in US to print Cachet during 1938 May 15-21 National Air Mail Week, Vinalhaven, ME 1 30a Amelia Earhart sitting on grass Undated 1 30b Lowell Bayles – Holder of Land Speed record of 301 Undated mph. 1 30c C-119 in flight Undated 1 31a 4 engine military transport in flight Undated 1 31b Formation of 3 single engine planes Undated 1 31c Mayor Rossi of San Francisco bidding farewell to 1936 Oct 18 H.R.Ekins, a reporter who was flying around the world on commercial aircraft.
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