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National Air and Space Museum Archives
1924 World Flight Glass Slide Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0061
- Dates:
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1924
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.58 Cubic feet2 shoeboxes
- Repository:
Between 6 April and 28 September 1924 a flight of specially designed Douglas aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Service completed the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. Two of the four Douglas World Cruisers completed the 27,000 mile trip in 371 hours, 11 minutes flying time. This collection of sixty-nine 3 by 4 inch glass lantern slides appears to be a prepared set chronicling the flight.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection of sixty-nine 3 by 4 inch glass lantern slides appears to be a prepared set chronicling the flight of the Douglas World Cruisers and the first World Flight by the United States Army Air Corps in 1924.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The lantern slides are presented in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Between 6 April and 28 September 1924 a flight of specially designed Douglas aircraft operated by the United States Army Air Service completed the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. Two of the four Douglas World Cruisers completed the 27,000 mile trip in 371 hours, 11 minutes flying time.
Administration
Author
Melissa A. N. Keiser
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collections Department, NASM, Transfer, 1999, NASM.1999.0061
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patti Williams and Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2012; updated and encoded by Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2021.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
1924 World Flight Glass Slide Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0061, 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
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Records | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Flights around the world | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Glass slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lantern slides -- 1900-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Army. Air Service | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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