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Bellanca de Havilland DH-4 Mailplane Modified and Crew Panoramic Photograph

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2008.0006
Dates:
1921
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 oversized folder
Gelatin silver print panoramic photograph, faded and yellowed overall, severely damaged with several sections (mostly of sky area) broken off and missing, broken into two large pieces; annotations in black ink in lower border, with longer annotation on one end of reverse; surface dirt.
10 x 66 inches
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
One gelatin silver print panoramic photograph, 10 x 66 inches; front view of five modified Bellanca de Havilland DH-4 Mailplanes on the ground, with the pilots and related crew standing in front of each aircraft; 1921. The aircraft are shown on an unidentified Nevada airfield, somewhere on the western branch of the early US Air Mail route.

Administration

Author
Melissa A. N. Keiser
Immediate Source of Acquisition
John N. Roberts, Gift, 2007, NASM.2008.0006

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Physical access is restricted due to the fragility of the print; appointment required to view original.
Preferred Citation
Bellanca de Havilland DH-4 Mailplane Modified and Crew Panoramic Photograph, Acc. NASM.2008.0006, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

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