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Finding aid for the Arthur Ronnie collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs 7088

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Finding aid for the Arthur Ronnie 7088 1 collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs 7088 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Title: Arthur Ronnie collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs Creator: Ronnie, Arthur Identifier/Call Number: 7088 Physical Description: 2.44 Linear Feet5 boxes Date (inclusive): 1920-1972 Date (bulk): 1928 September 8 - 1928 September 16 Abstract: A collection of 264 early Los Angeles aviation photographs, including several of Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and other pioneering pilots at the first National Air Races held in Los Angeles in September of 1928 at Mines Field (now the location of the Los Angeles International Airport). Arthur Ronnie--former Los Angeles Herald Examiner reporter and studio publicist--initially collected and identified the material in this collection. Also included are copies of a caption sheet that lists descriptions of some of the images, correspondence between Arthur Ronnie and various magazine editors, glass plate negatives relating to the Los Angeles stop of the Graf Zeppelin's 1929 round-the-world flight, and two scrapbooks with material covering the National Air Races held between 1935 and 1947. Language of Material: English . Biographical / Historical Arthur Ronnie (born 1930)--former Los Angeles Herald Examiner reporter and studio publicist--initially collected and identified the material in this collection. Ronnie held a lifelong passion for aviation, beginning with his first job at the age of 14 washing aircrafts at a local flying school and continuing throughout his life as a major collector of books and historic aviation imagery. The Altadena resident wrote in a 1971 letter to a magazine editor, which accompanies this archive, that he acquired the photographs 15 years prior at a local junk shop. "I do not believe any of these pictures have ever been published before," Ronnie wrote to the editor of American Heritage magazine, who rejected one of Ronnie's proposals for an article that would feature some of the images. Ronnie also described the extent of his personal collection in the letter: "A portion of my library comprises some 4,000 books on aviation which includes almost every book on air racing published in the last 30 years, as well as every book by or about Lindbergh and Miss Earhart. None of these pictures appear in the books." The National Air Races, which were established in 1920 by publisher Joseph Pulitzer, came to Los Angeles for eight days in September of 1928. The event was organized by a group of Los Angeles business and community leaders, including Los Angeles Mayor George Cryer, Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler, aircraft pioneer Donald Douglas, and Hollywood impresario Sid Grauman. The Races featured daily special themes, such as "World Flight Day" and "Navy Day" as well as events with cash prizes and trophies for such goals as setting new distance or endurance records. Notably, some seventy entrants competed for $40,000 in prizes in a transcontinental air race from New York to Los Angeles. Band concerts, fireworks, parachute jumps, formation flying, and air extravaganzas that included film and theater stars, dancers, and others were held throughout the Races' eight days. The host airport was Mines Field, which was specially built on a former barley field in only 58 days for the event. The California Air Race Association oversaw the establishment of three runways of 7,000 feet length and an exposition building of 20,000 square feet. Following the event, Mines Field was turned over to the City of Los Angeles for operation as a municipal airport, which now operates as the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Content Description A collection of 115 photographic prints and 149 negatives of early Los Angeles aviation, including several of Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and other pioneering pilots at the first National Air Meet held in Los Angeles in September of 1928 at Mines Field (now the location of the Los Angeles International Airport). The collection also includes two scrapbooks that cover the National Air Races held between 1935 and 1947 -- along with correspondence between Arthur Ronnie--the collector of the material--and various magazine editors regarding potential use of his collected photographs in publications. Most of the photographic prints in the collection relate to the 1928 National Air Races. However, the negatives in the collection cover a broader range of aviation events and dates, including the Los Angeles stop of the Graf Zeppelin's 1929 round-the-world flight, Charles Lindbergh and actor Will Rogers on a Maddux airlines flight, and events relating to the Los Angeles Examiner's Rickenbacker Club. A few of the photographs in the collection are inscribed by people featured in the photographs "to Art Ronnie." Among these is a group photograph taken in front of an airplane hangar that pictures actress Mary Pickford holding a large bouquet of roses and standing next to Charles Lindbergh. The photograph is signed by Pickford. Two other photographs of the airplane Yankee Doodle are signed by Captain Art Goebel, who piloted the airplane to west-east and east-west speed records. There is also a group portrait of the "three musketeers" army aerobatic team, which included Lindbergh, Lt. J. A. Woodring, and Lt. W. L. Cornelius. Lastly, the collection holds four copies of a caption sheet that lists descriptions for a

Finding aid for the Arthur Ronnie 7088 2 collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs 7088 portion of the images. The caption sheet is accompanied by a corresponding set of small photo reproductions, which are numbered according to the caption sheet's sequence. Conditions Governing Access Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Box/folder no. or item name], Arthur Ronnie collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs, Collection no. 7088, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Immediate Source of Acquisition Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives in three separate acquistions: March 27, 2019; October 28, 2019; and June 5, 2020. Processing Information Johnson Rare Books and Archives, the seller of the material described under this collection, provided most of the content included in this collection's scope and contents and biographical/historical notes. Subjects and Indexing Terms Aeronautics -- History -- Archival resources Air pilots -- California -- Photographs Airplanes -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs Airships -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Photographs Women air pilots -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources Women in aeronautics -- History -- Archival resources Glass plate negatives Negatives (photographic) Photographs Scrapbooks Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 -- Photographs Graf Zeppelin (Airship) -- Photographs Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 -- Photographs Los Angeles International Airport -- Photographs National Championship Air Races -- Photographs Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 -- Photographs Ronnie, Arthur -- Archives

1928 National Air Races - photographic prints 1928 September

Box 1, Folder 2 1928 National Air Races caption sheet and reproduced set of photographs undated Scope and Contents Four copies of a caption sheet describing the images accompanied by a small, reproduced set of the photographs, which are numbered and correspond to the caption sheet.

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Box 2 1928 National Air Races photographs added to the collection in 2019 November 1928 September Physical Description: The bulk of the photographs measure 10" x 8". There are also seven aerial photographs of Mines Field during the National Air Races, measuring 9.5" x 7". Scope and Contents 93 black and white photographs of the 1928 National Air Races held at Mines Field in Los Angeles. The photographs show a variety of airplanes conducting maneuvers, including smoke screens and barrel rolls, as well as a variety of aviation leaders, dignitaries, and Hollywood stars. Highlights include: • Two images of a wooden framed building, the clipped caption affixed to the verso reads: "construction work on exposition building" and "erecting the exposition building"; • An image of a band and officials at a podium with a caption reading: "Mayor Cryer of Los Angeles and members of the executive committee open the great air show"; • An image of an airplane with its nose to the ground: "the flying locomotive comes to grief" • Several men gathered around a hot air balloon with a film camera; • Portrait of Lindbergh and Cliff Henderson, manager of the air races; • A group of 19 smaller photographs measuring 3" x 5" which include shots of Lindbergh, as well as pictures of airplane wreckage.

Box 1, Folder 3 Aerial view of Mines Field during the National Air Race 1928 Physical Description: 9 x 7" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 4 Amelia Earhart and Dudley M. Steele, director of the air race 1928 Physical Description: 5 x 7" print has pin holes at corners. 8 x 10" print has soiling on top edge. Scope and Contents Two photographic prints.

Box 1, Folder 5 Amelia Earhart and Porter Adams 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. Two inch repair to upper left corner, light soiling along to lower right edge.

Box 1, Folder 6 Art Goebel being congratulated by race director Dudley M. Steele 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. Inscribed by Goebel to Arthur Ronnie in 1954.

Box 1, Folder 7 Charles Lindbergh (back to camera) confers with Major General James E. Fechet, Chief of the Air Service 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 8 Charles Lindbergh in Curtiss Pusher 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 9 Charles Lindbergh shakes hands with Cliff Henderson, manager of the races 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 10 Charles Lindbergh views races from the press box 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 1 Correspondence between Arthur Ronnie and various magazine editors 1971-1972

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Box 1, Folder 11 Dudley Steele with two unidentified U.S. military officials 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 12 Earl Daugherty and Earl Ovington, aviation pioneers 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 13 Heath "Baby Bullet" airplane flown by Ed Heath 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 14 Lockheed Vega owned by oilman Erle P. Halliburton 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. General A stamp on verso gives photographic credit to W. J. van Rossem, Hollywood, CA.

Box 1, Folder 15 Movie stunt pilot Al Wilson with Ruth Elder and George W. Haldeman 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. General Ruth Elder and George W. Haldeman attempted a trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 that was forced down at sea.

Box 1, Folder 16 Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronatics 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. General Moffett was killed in 1933 when the dirigible Akron went down.

Box 1, Folder 17 Ruth Elder, unidentified person, and Dudley M. Steele 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 18 The Sea Hawks, Navy aerobatic trio: Lieutenants A. P. Storrs, D. W. Tomlinson, and W. V. Davis 1928 Physical Description: 4.75 x 3.75" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 19 The Sea Hawks, Navy aerobatic trio, flying Boeing F2Bs 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 20 Carl "Tooey" Spatz with Dudley Steele 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. General Spatz signed the photograph in 1955.

Box 1, Folder 21 The Three Musketeers flying Boeing Model 15s with rolling hills and oil wells in background 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 22 The Three Musketeers: Lts. J. A. Woodring and W. L. Cornelius with Charles Lindbergh 1928 Physical Description: 4.75 x 3.75" photographic print.

Box 1, Folder 23 The Three Musketeers: Lts. J. A. Woodring, J. J. Williams, and W. L. Cornelius 1928 Physical Description: 4.75 x 3.75" photographic print. General Charles Lindbergh replaced J. J. Williams, the leader, when he was killed during a stunt.

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Box 1, Folder 24 Unidentified naval aviator 1928 Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. General Stamp on verso credits Art Streib as photographer.

National Air Races scrapbooks 1935-1947

Box 3 1935-1946 National Air Races scrapbook 1935-1946 Scope and Contents One scrapbook with contents relating to the National Air Races held between 1935 and 1946.

Box 3 1947 National Air Races scrapbook 1947

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Glass plate and celluloid negatives 1920-1932 Abstract: A collection of 149 negatives capturing aviation-related events in Los Angeles during the 1920s, along with pioneers in the field including Charles Lindbergh, Frank Hawks, and Emory Rogers, among many others. Notably, ten of the negatives picture the Los Angeles stop of the round-the-world flight (1929) of the Graf Zeppelin. Many of these images have never been published. Scope and Contents 105 glass plate negatives and 44 celluloid negatives capturing aviation-related events in Los Angeles during the 1920s. The negatives include ten glass plate negatives of the landing and refueling of the Graf Zeppelin at Mines Field in Los Angeles in August 1929 as part of a three-week around the world flight. Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst's media empire paid half the cost of the project and arranged for four reporters to take part in the flight. The images in this collection capture preparations for the ship's landing at Mines Field in Los Angeles, completing the first ever nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean. There are images of gas lines, moorings, and refueling the Graf, along with loading baggage and the unloading of passengers. The Graf's takeoff from Los Angeles was difficult because of high temperatures and an inversion layer. To lighten the ship, six crew were sent by airplane to the next stop, but the airship still suffered minor damage from a tail strike after barely clearing electricity cables at the edge of the field. A few of the negatives show Charles Lindbergh and actor Will Rogers on a Maddux airlines flight. Lindbergh was a pilot for the airlines, which operated in California, Arizona, and Mexico in the late 1920s. It later merged and ultimately evolved into TWA airlines. Another group of images show the principals involved and the location of Chaplin Airlines, formed in 1919 by Sid Chaplin, half-brother to Charlie Chaplin. The airline provided the first regularly scheduled passenger service in the United States, shuttling people from the California mainland to Santa Catalina Island, along with bundles of the Los Angeles Examiner. Chaplin Airlines continued its service to Catalina Island until September 1920 when tighter restrictions were passed regarding the licensing of pilots and the implementation of taxes on planes and flights. Another set of images under this series relate to the planning and events around the Los Angeles Examiner's Rickenbacker Club, named for Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973), the leading American ace of World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. Originally, membership was extended to the Examiner carriers and corner boys. After its initial success, membership expanded to any child in Los Angeles interested in aviation. The celluloid negatives include a series of images related to the Pacific Electric's Balloon Route -- a day-long trolley trip operated by Pacific Electric to show tourists the sites. The Balloon Route boasted "10 beaches and 8 cities" and "101 miles for 100 cents in 1 day." Processing Information USC Libraries acquired the material described under this series in June, 2020. General Each negative is housed in a yellow paper negative envelope from the Los Angeles Evening Herald Express, a newspaper which resulted from the merger of two of Los Angeles' oldest newspapers. The Evening Herald merged again in 1962 to become the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, which ceased operations in 1989. The negatives were part of the collection of Art Ronnie, a freelance writer and reporter for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. Each of the negative envelopes contains a typed caption on the front of the sleeve. In addition, each of the images has a caption etched into the emulsion. Each negative measures approximately 5 x 4 inches. Arrangement Special Collections preserved the order of the negatives as they were organized when acquired. The arrangement of the subrecords under this series reflects the negatives' physical order. However, the envelopes are not currently labeled with box and folder numbering.

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Box 4, envelope 1 Major Bong and his wife visiting Warner Bros. Studios General Includes International News Photos Press Release

Box 4, envelope 2 Lindbergh and Earle Ovington at Santa Barbara 1928-04-03 Box 4, envelope 3 Earle Ovington cranking Lindbergh's ship at Santa Barbara 1928-04-03 Box 4, envelope 4 Gas Lines for Graf #3 1929-08-26 Box 4, envelope 5 Lindy at Vail Field #1 1928-04-10 Box 4, envelope 6 Lindy at Vail Field #2 1928-04-10 General Western Air Express, U.S. Air mail plane

Box 4, envelope 7 Lindy at Vail Field #3 1928-04-10 Box 4, envelope 8 Chaplin Air Service Christening #2 General Female pilot handing over package. Accompanied by small print

Box 4, envelope 9 Graf Mooring Mast #3 1929-08-19 Box 4, Graf Mooring Mast #2 1929-08-19 envelope 10 Box 4, Graf Zeppelin mooring mast at Mines Field #1 1929-08-19 envelope 11 Box 4, Refueling Graf #1 1929-08-26 envelope 12 Box 4, Refueling Graf #2 envelope 13 Box 4, Refueling Graf #4 envelope 14 Box 4, Gas lines for Graf Zeppelin at Mines Field 1929-08-26 envelope 15 Box 4, Refueling Graf #3 envelope 16 Box 4, Loading baggage on Graf at Mines Field 1929-08-26 envelope 17 Box 4, Lindy at Vail Field #4 envelope 18 Box 4, Rickenbacker Club Third Prize #20 envelope 19 General broken, loss

Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks and his Plane 1929-06-22 envelope 20 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt Catching Bandits #9 envelope 21 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt Catching Bandits #8 envelope 22 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt Catching Bandits #7 envelope 23 Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks Transcontinental Plane 1929-06-22 envelope 24 Box 4, Armless Aviator at DeMille Field #1 Lorla C. Thornton envelope 25 General scratches

Box 4, Armless Aviator at DeMille Field #2 Lorla C. Thornton envelope 26

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Box 4, Rickenbacker Day Entrants and Model Planes #5 envelope 27 Box 4, Rickenbacker Day Entrants #7 envelope 28 General etched in plate: ready for the flight, Chaplin Field, Jan. 17 (26)

Box 4, Viola Dana and Friends envelope 29 General l.t.r. gladys brockwell 7 myrtle stedman 1-8-25

Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks and his Plane 1929-06-22 envelope 30 Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks Plane 1929-06-22 envelope 31 General Close up of tail

Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks 1929-06-22 envelope 32 General Portrait

Box 4, Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker envelope 33 Day 1920-01-17 Box 4, Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker envelope 34 Day 1920-01-17 Box 4, Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker envelope 35 Day 1920-01-17 Box 4, McClellan and Goebel #9 envelope 36 Box 4, Balloon Route Excursions envelope 37 General Kodak Safety Film

Box 4, Chaplin Air Service Christening #3 envelope 38 Box 4, Start New Catalina Airline 1931-06-05 envelope 39 Box 4, Start New Catalina Airline 1931-06-05 envelope 40 Box 4, Start New Catalina Airline 1931-06-05 envelope 41 Box 4, Rickenbacker Day Entrants #6 envelope 42 Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks Transcontinental Plane 1929-06-22 envelope 43 Box 4, Passengers leaving Graf Zeppelin 1929-08-20 envelope 44 Box 4, Refueling Captain Frank Hawks Plane 1929-06-27 envelope 45 Box 4, Catalina Chaplin Air Service Christening Seagull with Lt. Emery Rogers, Edna envelope 46 Purviance, J.C. Hubble Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks 1929-06-22 envelope 47 Box 4, Col. Charles Lindbergh and Will Rogers in Maddux Airline Tri-Motor 1927-09-21 envelope 48 Box 4, Wing Control and Motorcyle Throttle Joy Stick on Merrill Type Plane 1928-09-06 envelope 49

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Box 4, Merrill Type Plane at Kelly Field 1928-09-06 envelope 50 Box 4, Merrill Type Plane 1928-08-26 envelope 51 Box 4, Lindbergh before leaving for San Diego 1927-09-21 envelope 52 Box 4, Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh at Coliseum 1927-09-20 envelope 53 Box 4, Charles Lindbergh at Coliseum 1927-09-20 envelope 54 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #5 envelope 55 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #6 envelope 56 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #3 envelope 57 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #2 envelope 58 Box 4, Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #4 envelope 59 General scratches

Box 4, Armless Aviator #3 envelope 60 General paperclip mark

Box 4, Girl and Rickenbacker Day Third Prize #18 envelope 61 Box 4, Girl and Rickenbacker Day Third Prize #19 envelope 62 General 3rd prize Riel's Club

Box 4, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb envelope 63 General old label remnant along one edge

Box 4, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb 1931-02-01 envelope 64 Box 4, Balloon Route Excursions envelope 65 Box 4, Balloon Route Excursions envelope 66 General C.M. Pierce, Founder Balloon Route Excursions

Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks envelope 67 Box 4, Balloon Route Excursions envelope 68 Box 4, Balloon Route Excursions envelope 69 General Pierce

Box 4, Captain Frank Hawks 1929-06-22 envelope 70 Box 4, Refueling Captain Frank Hawks Plane 1929-06-27 envelope 71

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Box 4, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb 1929-01-08 envelope 72 Box 4, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb 1929-01-08 envelope 73 Box 4, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb 1929-01-08 envelope 74 Box 4, Douglas Corrigan envelope 75 General five negatives

Box 5, envelope 1 Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Day #3 1920-01-17 Box 5, envelope 2 Akron Over Camp Kearney 1932-05-11 General blimp

Box 5, envelope 3 Viola Dana and Friends General l.t.r. gladys brockwell 7 myrtle stedman 1-8-25

Box 5, envelope 4 Los Angeles Aerial View 1929-08-30 General 1/2 emulsion loss along edge

Box 5, envelope 5 Lindbergh and First Load in Maddux Airline Tri-Motor 1927-09-22 Box 5, envelope 6 Col. Charles Lindbergh & Will Rogers 1927-09-22 General scratch

Box 5, envelope 7 Group on train - Lincoln Stedman, Gladys Brockwell, Viola Dana, Myrtle Stedman, Dorothy Mackail 1925-01-08 Box 5, envelope 8 Floyd Parsons transferring from speeding boat to airplane piloted by Frank Scheltz 1924-07-22 Box 5, envelope 9 Gas Lines for Graf #2 Box 5, National Air Races Mines Field 1928 Trophies Presented to the Fliers 1928-09-10 envelope 10 Box 5, Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #1 envelope 11 Box 5, Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro envelope 12 Box 5, Catalina envelope 13 General five images, one with an extensive caption written on verso 1919

Box 5, Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro envelope 14 General chip

Box 5, Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro envelope 15 Box 5, Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro envelope 16 Box 5, Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro envelope 17

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Box 5, Sea Plane wedding - Arthur Q. Hagerman & Mrs. Dominic Redfern 1920-10-17 envelope 18 Box 5, Japanese Flyer envelope 19 General types caption printed along edge of negative - 1962

Box 5, Sea Plane wedding - Arthur Q. Hagerman & Mrs. Dominic Redfern 1920-10-17 envelope 20 Box 5, sea Plane wedding - Arthur Q. Hagerman & Mrs. Dominic Redfern 1920-10-17 envelope 21 Box 5, Midnight breakfast tended Frank Hawks and father 1929-06-28 envelope 22 Box 5, Boat to plane change #3 1924-07-22 envelope 23 General Floyd Parsons transferring from speeding boat to airplane 7-22-24

Box 5, Boat to plane change #2 1924-07-22 envelope 24 General photo of two people posing

Box 5, Floyd Parsons transferring from speeding boat to airplane piloted by Frank Scheltz envelope 25 1924-07-22 Box 5, Boat to plane change #6 1924-07-22 envelope 26 General markings on negative

Box 5, Earl Daugherty envelope 27 Box 5, Earl Daugherty envelope 28 Box 5, Major Richard Bong and Capt. Don Gentile envelope 29 Box 5, Major Bong and wife visiting Warner Bros. Studio envelope 30 Box 5, L to R Casey Jones, the cat, Capt. James Townsend 1921-05-18 envelope 31 Box 5, Archbishop John Cantwell envelope 32 Box 5, Balloon Ascent - 1783 (copy) envelope 33 Box 5, McClellan and Goebel #8 envelope 34 Box 5, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb 1929-01-08 envelope 35 Box 5, Midnight breakfast tended Frank Hawks and father 1929-06-28 envelope 36 Box 5, Capt. Frank Hawks transcontinental plane 1929-06-22 envelope 37 Box 5, U.S. Army bombing plane 1929-02-06 envelope 38 Box 5, Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks 1931-09-15 envelope 39 General golfing

Box 5, Palmer Nichols and Emery Rogers envelope 40

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Box 5, Akron Over Camp Kearney 1932-05-11 envelope 41 Box 5, Akron Over Camp Kearney 1932-05-11 envelope 42 General U.S. Navy blimp

Box 5, Akron Moored at Camp Kearney 1932-05-11 envelope 43 Box 5, U.S. Army Free balloon envelope 44 Box 5, Boat to plane change #4 1924-07-22 envelope 45 Box 5, Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks 1931-09-15 envelope 46 Box 5, Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks 1931-09-15 envelope 47 Box 5, Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks 1931-09-15 envelope 48 Box 5, Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks 1931-09-15 envelope 49 Box 5, Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks 1931-09-15 envelope 50 Box 5, Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb 1929-01-08 envelope 51 Box 5, Rickenbacker Club members leaving Examiner building at 12th and Hill for Chaplin envelope 52 Field 1920-01-17 Box 5, Rickenbacker Day Entrants #8 envelope 53 Box 5, Syd Chaplin congratulates Johnny Reid Rickenbacker Day envelope 54 Box 5, Syd Chaplin and Johnny Reid Rickenbacker Day #11 envelope 55 Box 5, McClellan and Goebel #7 1925-02-26 envelope 56 Box 5, McClellan after jump #6 1925-02-26 envelope 57 Box 5, McClellan after jump #5 1925-02-26 envelope 58 Box 5, McClellan and Goebel #4 1925-02-26 envelope 59 General Heard McClellan lighting on water after parachute jump 2-26-25

Box 5, McClellan and Goebel #3 1925-02-26 envelope 60 General Heard McClellan jumping from plane 4-26-25 (sic)

Box 5, McClellan and Goebel #2 1925-02-26 envelope 61 General Heard McClellan jumping from plane 2-26-25

Box 5, Heard McClellan and Art Goebel Heard Parachutes from plane into water 1925-02-26 envelope 62 Box 5, Map of University of the Air Curtis Flying Field Aircraft Distributing Headquarters Los envelope 63 Angeles Municipal Airport Box 5, Group looking over plans for new Curtis flying field, Cliff Henderson, James A. Perry, envelope 64 Arthur Alber, C.C. Moseley, Casey Jones, Peirson Hall 1929-01-29

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Box 5, Captain Frank Hawks plane 1929-06-22 envelope 65 Box 5, Group on train - Myrtle Stedman, Lincoln Stedman, Gladys Brockwell, Viola Dana, envelope 66 Dorothy Mackail 1925-01-08 Box 5, Refueling Frank Hawks transcontinental plane 1929-06-27 envelope 67 Box 5, Rickenbacker Club Third Prize #17 envelope 68 Box 5, Rickenbacker Club Cups #16 envelope 69 Box 5, Juanita Sands and Octoplane #14 envelope 70 Box 5, Juanita Sands and model Octoplane Rickenbacker Day #13 envelope 71 Box 5, Rickenbacker Club Cups #15 envelope 72 Box 5, Syd Chaplin awarding 3rd prize to Oiiver Coatis Rickenbacker Day #12 envelope 73 Box 5, Capt. Frank Hawks in plane bound for New York flight 1929-06-26 envelope 74

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