National Air and Space Museum Archives

Caroline Lachmann-Spivak Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2007.0028
Creators:
Lachmann-Spivak, Caroline
Dates:
1989-2004
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
Caroline Lachmann-Spivak was a pilot for New York Helicopter and later ERA / Alaska Helicopters. This collection consists of eight color snapshots relating to her career.
This collection is in English.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eight color snapshots relating to Caroline Lachmann-Spivak and her piloting career. Four of the photographs show the New York Helicopter Sikorsky S-58T that Spivak was piloting. Three of the images were taken in the cockpit showing Spivak piloting above New York City. The last image shows Spivak and four other women authors promoting Jenifer Fratzke's book,
Alaska's Women Pilots: Contemporary Portraits
.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Caroline Lachmann-Spivak was a Sikorsky S-58T copilot for New York Helicopter, a company that offered air sightseeing tours of New York City, mostly over Central Park and the Statue of Liberty. Spivak flew out of Garden City, Long Island, New York and the 34th Street Heliport, New York City. After leaving New York Helicopters, she got her instrument rating and moved to Alaska where she worked for ERA / Alaska Helicopters.

Administration

Author
Patricia Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Caroline Lachmann-Spivak, Gift, 2006, NASM.2007.0028
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 2006. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2020.

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
Caroline Lachmann-Spivak Photographs, NASM.2007.0028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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