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Travel Air Manufacturing Co.
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1925-1942
bulk 1925-1929
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1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0197
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of negatives and photographs relating to Travel Air. The material includes a history of Travel Air written in 1929, as well as several magazine articles about the company. The bulk of the material consists of photographs of commercial aircraft manufactured by Travel Air.
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Roosevelt Field Photograph Collection
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Czajkowski, John
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[ca. 1930s]
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0.3 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0048
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 202 black and white snapshots of aircraft at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, during the 1930s.
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Martin, James Vernon, 1885-1956
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1910-1956
bulk 1910-1916
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0.56 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0236
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings and photos of James V. Martin's aviation exploits, 1910-1916. of the 1910 - 1916 era.
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Martin, James Vernon, 1885-1956
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1885-1956
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2.25 Cubic feet ((5 legal document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0162
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material documenting Martin's life. The material includes letters, photos, and documents relating to his Merchant Marine career and his aircraft and aeronautical inventions. Also included are documents pertaining to his conspiracy charges against the government and aircraft industry.
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Lindsay, Kester S. "Slim,", 1902-1979
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1912-1953
bulk 1929-1937
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0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1990.0074
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 277 images taken by or acquired by Slim Lindsay during his stints as manager of the Curtiss Wright and Roosevelt Fields, and during his travels for the B.G. Corporation.
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Martin, James Vernon, 1885-1956
- Dates:
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1938
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0.49 Cubic feet (1 flat box.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1003
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one 12 by 18 inch bound volume containing aircraft blueprints, and photographs, notes, typed indices to and descriptions of exhibits, and rulings from James V. Martin vs. United States .
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Buhl (Buhl-Verville Aircraft Co, Buhl Aircraft Co)
Verville, Alfred V.
Verville Aircraft Company
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1886-1969
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53.375 Linear feet (102 containers: 89 legal size document boxes, 2 shoeboxes, 10 flatboxes, 1 large format folder)
5 Film reels (1 35mm, two 16mm, and 2 8mm films)
50.008 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0173
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains Verville's personal papers. The material relates mainly to his various aeronautical concerns as well as his involvement with military aviation. The collection includes a large number of photos tracing the development of Curtiss aircraft and Naval Aviation, and especially documenting the design, construction, and flights of a replica of the Navy's first aircraft, the Curtiss A-1 'Triad', built under Verville's direction by the Bureau of Aeronautics to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Naval Aviation in 1961. Also included are a large number of blueprints and photos of Verville-designed aircraft, especially those developed by the Verville Aircraft Co. in 1928 - 1931
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Fairchild Aircraft Corp
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1919-1980
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277.95 Cubic feet (255 records center boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0060
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of historical files on FI, its predecessors, and subsidiaries. The material consists primarily of historical/public relations material, including photographs and brochures, but also includes significant amounts of business records for FEAC, Kreider-Reisner, Hiller, Republic, Ranger, Stratos, and Swearingen. The collection also documents Fairchild's joint ventures with Fokker, Pilatus, and other aircraft manufacturers. The material also includes an extensive negative collection as well as film and videotape libraries.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1835-1960
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1.33 Cubic feet (consisting of 2.5 boxes, 3 folders, 2 oversize folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Transportation
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Transportation forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
- Dates:
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1906-1947
- Size:
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9 Cubic feet (18 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0029
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The years before World War I were spent in patent litigation for aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright.