National Air and Space Museum Archives

1924 World Flight Glass Slide Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1999.0061
Dates:
1924
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.58 Cubic feet
2 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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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