The Descriptive Fining Guide for the Historical Southern California Aircraft Photographic Collection SDASM.SC.10072

Alan Renga
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
1/27/2015
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Historical Southern California Aircraft Photographic Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10072
Physical Description: 0.18 Cubic Feet one box collection measuring at 12 ¼ x 10 ½ x 2 ½ inches
Date (inclusive): 1921-1945
Abstract: The owner of the photographs worked at Douglas Aircraft Co. as an engineer, and acquired these negatives and photographs in the early 1950s.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Preferred Citation

[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Biographical / Historical

The owner of the photographs worked at Douglas Aircraft Co. as an engineer, and acquired these negatives and photographs in the early 1950s. The name of the owner and photographer are unknown. The collection is arranged by material type. There are several historical images of southern California aircraft.

Related Materials

Douglas Aircraft and Subject Files.

Scope and Contents

This is a one box collection measuring at 12 ¼ x 10 ½ x 2 ½ inches. The collection consists purely of photographs and negatives. The collection is arranged by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Douglas DC-3 Family
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas Aircraft Company

 

Box 01

 

Folder 01 - Negatives

Physical Description: This folder contains twenty four negatives. The majority of the negatives are douglas aircraft, but there are also two images of Douglas Aircraft’s owner, Donald W. Douglas, with William Littlewood.
 

Box 01 - Photographs

Physical Description: This folder contains six photographs (two of them are duplicates) of the Douglas DT-1 floats in a factory, 1921.