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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Edna Bowler Airline Letter
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0027
- Creators:
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Bowler, Edna Jones
- Dates:
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bulk 1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
This October 1945 letter was written by Edna Jones Bowler to her parents, Frank and Edna Jones in Floral Park, New York. Bowler's fifteen page letter recounts her adventures flying via an unnamed airline from New York to San Diego to join her husband who was serving in the United States Navy.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a fifteen page letter written by Edna Jones Bowler to her parents, Frank and Edna Jones in Floral Park, New York that recounts her adventures on her cross-country flight. While Bowler does not mention the airline, based on the route, it appears to be American Airlines. Bowler describes in vivid detail her impressions of the flights, crews, scenery, and airports.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In October 1945, Edna Jones Bowler flew via an unnamed airline from New York to San Diego to join her husband who was serving in the United States Navy.
Administration
Author
Patricia Williams and Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Judi Pimentel, Gift, 2018
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams and Jessamyn Lloyd, encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2018.
Digital Content
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
Preferred Citation
Edna Bowler Airline Letter, NASM.2018.0027, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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Aeronautics, Commercial | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Airlines | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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