Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), Inc. Collection [Sheaffer]
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- Creators:
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Sheaffer, Daniel
- Dates:
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1928-1952
bulk 1928-1943
- Size:
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1.91 Cubic feet (1 legal document box, 1 slim legal document box, and 3 flatboxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0267
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) was the first U. S. airline associated with railroads (Pennsylvania and Santa Fe) in providing a rapid form of coast to coast transportation service. This collection includes material that Daniel M. Sheaffer collected about Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT).
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- Dates:
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1977
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2016.0027
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of nine postal covers commemorating the 50th anniversary of Charles Augustus Lindbergh's historic flight from New York to Paris in 1927 and the following good will tour.
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U.S. Army Air Corps
- Dates:
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1935
- Size:
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0.17 Cubic feet (2 reels)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0071
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Launched on November 11, 1935, from the Stratobowl near Rapid City, South Dakota, "Explorer II" carried Captain Albert Stevens, Captain Orvil Anderson, and an assortment of instruments to a world record altitude of 22,066 kilometers (72,395 feet). This collection consists of two reels of 16mm silent motion picture film relating to "Explorer II."
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Unknown
- Dates:
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1769-1918
bulk 1869-1875
- Size:
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 slim legal box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0137
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Early Ballooning Prints collection contains .25 cubic feet of material related to early ballooning history.
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American Airlines, Inc.
- Dates:
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October 1945
- Size:
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0.68 Cubic feet (One flat box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0038
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This scrapbook documents the introduction of American Airlines' Boston to London commercial service in October 1945.
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Zimmerley, Dwight S. "Barney"
- Dates:
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bulk 1930s
- Size:
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1.32 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2004.0047
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Included in this collection are: eight black and white 8 by 10 inch photographs relating to Barney Zimmerley's aviation career; printouts of digital images taken from a scrapbook on early aviation; certificate of appreciation from Braniff Airways, Inc.; article series on the "The Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Company: The Garage that Grew Wings!" by Ja...
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Bellanca, Giuseppe M., 1886-1960
- Dates:
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1919-1959
- Size:
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248.5 Cubic feet (245 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0055
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the archives of Giuseppe M. Bellanca and his company, including the following types of mediums: drawings, stress analysis tests, reports, photographs/negatives, documents, correspondence, patent information, newspaper clippings, business records, and financial statements.
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008
- Dates:
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1991
- Size:
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0.25 Cubic feet (One slim letter box.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0081
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a folder of material that consists of handwritten and typed pages of Sir Arthur C. Clarke's 1991 journal.
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- Dates:
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1909
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0980
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The 1909 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race was held in October in Zurich, Switzerland. This collection consists of a Balloon Passport issued to the Clouth V for the event.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Dates:
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1961
- Size:
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0.22 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2009.0018
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
On November 29, 1961, the chimpanzee Enos made two orbits for the Mercury MA-5 mission. MA-5 was the first orbital mission by an American primate. This collection consists of the telemetry scroll showing Enos' vital signs during the flight including heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration.