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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Emil Tkachick Photograph Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1990.0057
- Creators:
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Tkachick, Emil
- Dates:
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1938-1949
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet(3 folders)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photographs of aircraft and personnel of the Naviera Colombiana, along with photographs of seaplanes taken by Emil Tkachick. The following aircraft are represented: Consolidated PB2Y-3R 'Coronado' at Miami, FL; Northrop Gamma 2D, TWA; and Martin PBM-5 Mariner; Kawanishi H8K2 'Emily'; and the Dornier DO-335A-O 'Pfeil'. There are also prints of a tractor used to pull the Naviera Colombiana's Martin PBM-5 Mariners; of Don Carmichael, director of the Colombian freight operation Naviera Colombiana's Division; of Charles E. Stevenson, Chief of Inspection for Colombiana freight operation Naviera Colombiana; and of Emil Tkachick, in sea anchor cowling-up the engine of one of the Naviera Colombiana's Martin PBM-5s.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Naviera Colombiana was a short lived (1938-1949?) flying boat freight operation, operating out of Barranquille, Columbia.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Emil Tkachick, Gift, 1990, 1990-0057, NASM
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
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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General
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