National Air and Space Museum Archives

Jack McRae Aviation Photography Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1999.0058
Creators:
McRae, Jack
Dates:
[ca. 1920s-1930s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.45 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
Repository:
The Jack McRae Aviation Photography Collection consists of seven scrapbooks containing a large number of mostly black and white photographs. A preponderance of the images were taken in the New York Metropolitan area and relate to general aviation in the 1920s and 1930s. Racers (many which are one of a kind) and military aircraft are also featured. Most of the photos seem to have been taken by Jack McRae, but there are also many gathered from other sources, most notably the Air Force and Wright Field Collections.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of seven scrapbooks containing a large number of mostly black and white photographs. A preponderance of the images were taken in the New York Metropolitan area and relate to general aviation in the 1920s and 1930s. Racers (many which are one of a kind) and military aircraft are also featured. Most of the photos seem to have been taken by Jack McRae, but there are also many gathered from other sources, most notably the Air Force and Wright Field Collections.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The Jack McRae Aviation Photography Collection is arranged in the original order of each scrapbook.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jack McRae; Cradle of Aviation Museum, Transfer from Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, 1999, 1999-0058, unknown
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patricia Williams, 2016YEAR. Digital assets attached by Allan Janus, 2020.

Digital Content

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Using the Collection

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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Jack McRae Aviation Photography Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0058YEAR.####, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Aeronautics, Commercial Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Competitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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