William J. Powell Collection
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Powell, William J., 1899-1942
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1917 - 1942
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0.31 Cubic Feet (1 shared legal-size box
1 flat box
1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0049
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The William J. Powell Collection consists of materials concerning the career and personal life of African-American entrepreneur and pilot William J. Powell, including his service in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I, his automobile business in Chicago, and his advocacy for African-American aviation as the founder of Craftsmen of Black Wings, Inc., author of Black Wings, and a primary organizer of the Bessie Coleman Aero Club and the "Five Blackbirds" demonstration team. Materials include identification and membership cards, flight logs and officer records, newspaper clippings, advertisements, and photographs.
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bulk 1934-1945
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0.15 Cubic Feet ((3 folders))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0025
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of thirty-five photographs of helicopter and autogiros, many undergoing testing by the United States Navy. Craft featured include the Pitcairn PA-22 Cabin Autogiro, Hiller XHOE-1 (Hiller HJ-1) Hornet (serial number 46446) and Sikorsky (VS-316A, S-48) HNS-1 (39046 and 39050). Locations include the U.S. Naval Air Station, Pat...
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- Dates:
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bulk 1930-1939
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0.05 Cubic Feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1997.0038
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of six photographs of Charles Lindbergh at Woodley Aerodrome, Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain, circa mid-1930s. Woodley Aerodrome was home to Miles Aircraft Ltd., whose designer, Mr. Frederick G. Miles, produced light, low-wing monoplanes such as the Miles M.12 Mohawk. Lindbergh is posed with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick.G. Mil...
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- Dates:
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bulk 1925
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0.05 Cubic Feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0017
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This accession consists of 22 negatives and corresponding prints taken at the site of the USS Shenandoah crash.
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Craftsmen of Black Wings, Inc
- Dates:
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1928-1939
bulk 1937-1939
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder in a shared box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0008
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 9 copy prints and 14 copy negatives. The bulk of the images were copied from issues of Craftsmen Aero News and relate to the Craftsmen of Black Wings organization, including photographs of William J. Powell, Marie Dickerson, and Myrtle Bishop.
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Vieta, Robert S.
- Dates:
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1970-1971
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1995.0005
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a Flight Crew Check List Notebook for U. S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopter operations, used by pilot Robert S. Vieta during his tour of duty in Vietnam.
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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977
- Dates:
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1929-1986
bulk 1952-1977
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1.53 Cubic Feet (2 legal document boxes, 1 flat box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0010
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to Francis Gary Powers's flying career in the Air Force, Central Intelligence Agency, and later pursuits. The majority of the documents deal with the May 1960 U-2 incident, in which Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a reconnaisance mission and imprisoned. Materials include: logbooks; flight records from his military and civilian careers; a pocket diary and journal he kept during his Soviet imprisonment; letters to his parents; materials collected by his parents as his father attempted to visit him including a telegram from Nikita Khrushchev and a New Testament given to Powers by his mother during his Soviet trial; Congressional hearing material; newspaper articles; Life magazine; and several photographs of Powers.
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Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-
- Dates:
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1928-1990
- Size:
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75.03 Cubic Feet (168 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0023
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, and photographs.
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Stupe, Albert
Stupe, Willy
- Dates:
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1895-1919
- Size:
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0.51 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0037
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Albert and Willy Stupe World War I Photograph Album (acc. 1991.0037) shows German soldiers in both formal and informal settings; living quarters and airfields; airplanes and the bombs they dropped; and the towns in which the military installments were situated. A variety of aircraft and high profile personalities also appear in this album.
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Porter, Rufus, 1792-1884
- Dates:
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1826
1849
- Size:
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0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0033
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This donation consists of the two booklets written by Rufus Porte on aerial navigation.