Finding aid for the Arthur Ronnie collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs 7088
Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2019 April
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Arthur Ronnie collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs
Creator:
Ronnie, Arthur
Identifier/Call Number: 7088
Physical Description:
2.44 Linear Feet
5 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1920-1972
Date (bulk): 1928 September 8 - 1928 September 16
Abstract: A collection of 264 early Los Angeles aviation photographs, including several of Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and other
pioneering pilots at the first National Air Races held in Los Angeles in September of 1928 at Mines Field (now the location
of the Los Angeles International Airport). Arthur Ronnie--former
Los Angeles Herald Examiner reporter and studio publicist--initially collected and identified the material in this collection. Also included are copies
of a caption sheet that lists descriptions of some of the images, correspondence between Arthur Ronnie and various magazine
editors, glass plate negatives relating to the Los Angeles stop of the
Graf Zeppelin's 1929 round-the-world flight, and two scrapbooks with material covering the National Air Races held between 1935 and 1947.
Language of Material:
English
.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Ronnie (born 1930)--former
Los Angeles Herald Examiner reporter and studio publicist--initially collected and identified the material in this collection. Ronnie held a lifelong
passion for aviation, beginning with his first job at the age of 14 washing aircrafts at a local flying school and continuing
throughout his life as a major collector of books and historic aviation imagery. The Altadena resident wrote in a 1971 letter
to a magazine editor, which accompanies this archive, that he acquired the photographs 15 years prior at a local junk shop.
"I do not believe any of these pictures have ever been published before," Ronnie wrote to the editor of
American Heritage magazine, who rejected one of Ronnie's proposals for an article that would feature some of the images. Ronnie also described
the extent of his personal collection in the letter: "A portion of my library comprises some 4,000 books on aviation which
includes almost every book on air racing published in the last 30 years, as well as every book by or about Lindbergh and Miss
Earhart. None of these pictures appear in the books."
The National Air Races, which were established in 1920 by publisher Joseph Pulitzer, came to Los Angeles for eight days in
September of 1928. The event was organized by a group of Los Angeles business and community leaders, including Los Angeles
Mayor George Cryer,
Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler, aircraft pioneer Donald Douglas, and Hollywood impresario Sid Grauman. The Races featured daily
special themes, such as "World Flight Day" and "Navy Day" as well as events with cash prizes and trophies for such goals as
setting new distance or endurance records. Notably, some seventy entrants competed for $40,000 in prizes in a transcontinental
air race from New York to Los Angeles. Band concerts, fireworks, parachute jumps, formation flying, and air extravaganzas
that included film and theater stars, dancers, and others were held throughout the Races' eight days. The host airport was
Mines Field, which was specially built on a former barley field in only 58 days for the event. The California Air Race Association
oversaw the establishment of three runways of 7,000 feet length and an exposition building of 20,000 square feet. Following
the event, Mines Field was turned over to the City of Los Angeles for operation as a municipal airport, which now operates
as the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Content Description
A collection of 115 photographic prints and 149 negatives of early Los Angeles aviation, including several of Amelia Earhart,
Charles Lindbergh, and other pioneering pilots at the first National Air Meet held in Los Angeles in September of 1928 at
Mines Field (now the location of the Los Angeles International Airport). The collection also includes two scrapbooks that
cover the National Air Races held between 1935 and 1947 -- along with correspondence between Arthur Ronnie--the collector
of the material--and various magazine editors regarding potential use of his collected photographs in publications. Most of
the photographic prints in the collection relate to the 1928 National Air Races. However, the negatives in the collection
cover a broader range of aviation events and dates, including the Los Angeles stop of the
Graf Zeppelin's 1929 round-the-world flight, Charles Lindbergh and actor Will Rogers on a Maddux airlines flight, and events relating to
the
Los Angeles Examiner's Rickenbacker Club.
A few of the photographs in the collection are inscribed by people featured in the photographs "to Art Ronnie." Among these
is a group photograph taken in front of an airplane hangar that pictures actress Mary Pickford holding a large bouquet of
roses and standing next to Charles Lindbergh. The photograph is signed by Pickford. Two other photographs of the airplane
Yankee Doodle are signed by Captain Art Goebel, who piloted the airplane to west-east and east-west speed records. There is also a group
portrait of the "three musketeers" army aerobatic team, which included Lindbergh, Lt. J. A. Woodring, and Lt. W. L. Cornelius.
Lastly, the collection holds four copies of a caption sheet that lists descriptions for a portion of the images. The caption
sheet is accompanied by a corresponding set of small photo reproductions, which are numbered according to the caption sheet's
sequence.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Arthur Ronnie collection of Los Angeles aviation photographs, Collection no. 7088, Regional
History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives in three separate acquistions: March 27, 2019; October 28, 2019; and June 5,
2020.
Processing Information
Johnson Rare Books and Archives, the seller of the material described under this collection, provided most of the content
included in this collection's scope and contents and biographical/historical notes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aeronautics -- History -- Archival resources
Air pilots -- California -- Photographs
Airplanes -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs
Airships -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Photographs
Women air pilots -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Women in aeronautics -- History -- Archival resources
Glass plate negatives
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 -- Photographs
Graf Zeppelin (Airship) -- Photographs
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 -- Photographs
Los Angeles International Airport -- Photographs
National Championship Air Races -- Photographs
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 -- Photographs
Ronnie, Arthur -- Archives
1928 National Air Races - photographic prints
1928 September
Box 1, Folder 2
1928 National Air Races caption sheet and reproduced set of photographs
undated
Scope and Contents
Four copies of a caption sheet describing the images accompanied by a small, reproduced set of the photographs, which are
numbered and correspond to the caption sheet.
Box 2
1928 National Air Races photographs added to the collection in 2019 November
1928 September
Physical Description: The bulk of the photographs measure 10" x 8". There are also seven aerial photographs of Mines Field during the National Air
Races, measuring 9.5" x 7".
Scope and Contents
93 black and white photographs of the 1928 National Air Races held at Mines Field in Los Angeles. The photographs show a variety
of airplanes conducting maneuvers, including smoke screens and barrel rolls, as well as a variety of aviation leaders, dignitaries,
and Hollywood stars.
Highlights include:
- Two images of a wooden framed building, the clipped caption affixed to the verso reads: "construction work on exposition building"
and "erecting the exposition building";
- An image of a band and officials at a podium with a caption reading: "Mayor Cryer of Los Angeles and members of the executive
committee open the great air show";
- An image of an airplane with its nose to the ground: "the flying locomotive comes to grief"
- Several men gathered around a hot air balloon with a film camera;
- Portrait of Lindbergh and Cliff Henderson, manager of the air races;
- A group of 19 smaller photographs measuring 3" x 5" which include shots of Lindbergh, as well as pictures of airplane wreckage.
Box 1, Folder 3
Aerial view of Mines Field during the National Air Race
1928
Physical Description: 9 x 7" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 4
Amelia Earhart and Dudley M. Steele, director of the air race
1928
Physical Description: 5 x 7" print has pin holes at corners. 8 x 10" print has soiling on top edge.
Scope and Contents
Two photographic prints.
Box 1, Folder 5
Amelia Earhart and Porter Adams
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. Two inch repair to upper left corner, light soiling
along to lower right edge.
Box 1, Folder 6
Art Goebel being congratulated by race director Dudley M. Steele
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print. Inscribed by Goebel to Arthur Ronnie in 1954.
Box 1, Folder 7
Charles Lindbergh (back to camera) confers with Major General James E. Fechet, Chief of the Air Service
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 8
Charles Lindbergh in Curtiss Pusher
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 9
Charles Lindbergh shakes hands with Cliff Henderson, manager of the races
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 10
Charles Lindbergh views races from the press box
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence between Arthur Ronnie and various magazine editors
1971-1972
Box 1, Folder 11
Dudley Steele with two unidentified U.S. military officials
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 12
Earl Daugherty and Earl Ovington, aviation pioneers
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 13
Heath "Baby Bullet" airplane flown by Ed Heath
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 14
Lockheed Vega owned by oilman Erle P. Halliburton
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
General
A stamp on verso gives photographic credit to W. J. van Rossem, Hollywood, CA.
Box 1, Folder 15
Movie stunt pilot Al Wilson with Ruth Elder and George W. Haldeman
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
General
Ruth Elder and George W. Haldeman attempted a trans-Atlantic flight in 1927 that was forced down at sea.
Box 1, Folder 16
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronatics
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
General
Moffett was killed in 1933 when the dirigible Akron went down.
Box 1, Folder 17
Ruth Elder, unidentified person, and Dudley M. Steele
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 18
The Sea Hawks, Navy aerobatic trio: Lieutenants A. P. Storrs, D. W. Tomlinson, and W. V. Davis
1928
Physical Description: 4.75 x 3.75" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 19
The Sea Hawks, Navy aerobatic trio, flying Boeing F2Bs
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 20
Carl "Tooey" Spatz with Dudley Steele
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
General
Spatz signed the photograph in 1955.
Box 1, Folder 21
The Three Musketeers flying Boeing Model 15s with rolling hills and oil wells in background
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 22
The Three Musketeers: Lts. J. A. Woodring and W. L. Cornelius with Charles Lindbergh
1928
Physical Description: 4.75 x 3.75" photographic print.
Box 1, Folder 23
The Three Musketeers: Lts. J. A. Woodring, J. J. Williams, and W. L. Cornelius
1928
Physical Description: 4.75 x 3.75" photographic print.
General
Charles Lindbergh replaced J. J. Williams, the leader, when he was killed during a stunt.
Box 1, Folder 24
Unidentified naval aviator
1928
Physical Description: 8 x 10" photographic print.
General
Stamp on verso credits Art Streib as photographer.
National Air Races scrapbooks
1935-1947
Box 3
1935-1946 National Air Races scrapbook
1935-1946
Scope and Contents
One scrapbook with contents relating to the National Air Races held between 1935 and 1946.
Box 3
1947 National Air Races scrapbook
1947
Glass plate and celluloid negatives
1920-1932
Abstract: A collection of 149 negatives capturing aviation-related events in Los Angeles during the 1920s, along with pioneers in the
field including Charles Lindbergh, Frank Hawks, and Emory Rogers, among many others. Notably, ten of the negatives picture
the Los Angeles stop of the round-the-world flight (1929) of the
Graf Zeppelin. Many of these images have never been published.
Scope and Contents
105 glass plate negatives and 44 celluloid negatives capturing aviation-related events in Los Angeles during the 1920s.
The negatives include ten glass plate negatives of the landing and refueling of the
Graf Zeppelin at Mines Field in Los Angeles in August 1929 as part of a three-week around the world flight. Newspaper publisher William
Randolph Hearst's media empire paid half the cost of the project and arranged for four reporters to take part in the flight.
The images in this collection capture preparations for the ship's landing at Mines Field in Los Angeles, completing the first
ever nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean. There are images of gas lines, moorings, and refueling the
Graf, along with loading baggage and the unloading of passengers. The
Graf's takeoff from Los Angeles was difficult because of high temperatures and an inversion layer. To lighten the ship, six crew
were sent by airplane to the next stop, but the airship still suffered minor damage from a tail strike after barely clearing
electricity cables at the edge of the field.
A few of the negatives show Charles Lindbergh and actor Will Rogers on a Maddux airlines flight. Lindbergh was a pilot for
the airlines, which operated in California, Arizona, and Mexico in the late 1920s. It later merged and ultimately evolved
into TWA airlines. Another group of images show the principals involved and the location of Chaplin Airlines, formed in 1919
by Sid Chaplin, half-brother to Charlie Chaplin. The airline provided the first regularly scheduled passenger service in the
United States, shuttling people from the California mainland to Santa Catalina Island, along with bundles of the
Los Angeles Examiner. Chaplin Airlines continued its service to Catalina Island until September 1920 when tighter restrictions were passed regarding
the licensing of pilots and the implementation of taxes on planes and flights.
Another set of images under this series relate to the planning and events around the
Los Angeles Examiner's Rickenbacker Club, named for Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973), the leading American ace of World War I and a Medal of Honor
recipient. Originally, membership was extended to the
Examiner carriers and corner boys. After its initial success, membership expanded to any child in Los Angeles interested in aviation.
The celluloid negatives include a series of images related to the Pacific Electric's Balloon Route -- a day-long trolley trip
operated by Pacific Electric to show tourists the sites. The Balloon Route boasted "10 beaches and 8 cities" and "101 miles
for 100 cents in 1 day."
Processing Information
USC Libraries acquired the material described under this series in June, 2020.
General
Each negative is housed in a yellow paper negative envelope from the
Los Angeles Evening Herald Express, a newspaper which resulted from the merger of two of Los Angeles' oldest newspapers. The
Evening Herald merged again in 1962 to become the
Los Angeles Herald Examiner, which ceased operations in 1989. The negatives were part of the collection of Art Ronnie, a freelance writer and reporter
for the
Los Angeles Herald Examiner. Each of the negative envelopes contains a typed caption on the front of the sleeve. In addition, each of the images has
a caption etched into the emulsion. Each negative measures approximately 5 x 4 inches.
Arrangement
Special Collections preserved the order of the negatives as they were organized when acquired. The arrangement of the subrecords
under this series reflects the negatives' physical order. However, the envelopes are not currently labeled with box and folder
numbering.
Box 4, envelope 1
Major Bong and his wife visiting Warner Bros. Studios
General
Includes International News Photos Press Release
Box 4, envelope 2
Lindbergh and Earle Ovington at Santa Barbara
1928-04-03
Box 4, envelope 3
Earle Ovington cranking Lindbergh's ship at Santa Barbara
1928-04-03
Box 4, envelope 4
Gas Lines for Graf #3
1929-08-26
Box 4, envelope 5
Lindy at Vail Field #1
1928-04-10
Box 4, envelope 6
Lindy at Vail Field #2
1928-04-10
General
Western Air Express, U.S. Air mail plane
Box 4, envelope 7
Lindy at Vail Field #3
1928-04-10
Box 4, envelope 8
Chaplin Air Service Christening #2
General
Female pilot handing over package. Accompanied by small print
Box 4, envelope 9
Graf Mooring Mast #3
1929-08-19
Box 4, envelope 10
Graf Mooring Mast #2
1929-08-19
Box 4, envelope 11
Graf Zeppelin mooring mast at Mines Field #1
1929-08-19
Box 4, envelope 12
Refueling Graf #1
1929-08-26
Box 4, envelope 15
Gas lines for Graf Zeppelin at Mines Field
1929-08-26
Box 4, envelope 17
Loading baggage on Graf at Mines Field
1929-08-26
Box 4, envelope 19
Rickenbacker Club Third Prize #20
Box 4, envelope 20
Captain Frank Hawks and his Plane
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 21
Aeroplane Stunt Catching Bandits #9
Box 4, envelope 22
Aeroplane Stunt Catching Bandits #8
Box 4, envelope 23
Aeroplane Stunt Catching Bandits #7
Box 4, envelope 24
Captain Frank Hawks Transcontinental Plane
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 25
Armless Aviator at DeMille Field #1 Lorla C. Thornton
Box 4, envelope 26
Armless Aviator at DeMille Field #2 Lorla C. Thornton
Box 4, envelope 27
Rickenbacker Day Entrants and Model Planes #5
Box 4, envelope 28
Rickenbacker Day Entrants #7
General
etched in plate: ready for the flight, Chaplin Field, Jan. 17 (26)
Box 4, envelope 29
Viola Dana and Friends
General
l.t.r. gladys brockwell 7 myrtle stedman 1-8-25
Box 4, envelope 30
Captain Frank Hawks and his Plane
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 31
Captain Frank Hawks Plane
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 32
Captain Frank Hawks
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 33
Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Day
1920-01-17
Box 4, envelope 34
Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Day
1920-01-17
Box 4, envelope 35
Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Day
1920-01-17
Box 4, envelope 37
Balloon Route Excursions
General
Kodak Safety Film
Box 4, envelope 38
Chaplin Air Service Christening #3
Box 4, envelope 39
Start New Catalina Airline
1931-06-05
Box 4, envelope 40
Start New Catalina Airline
1931-06-05
Box 4, envelope 41
Start New Catalina Airline
1931-06-05
Box 4, envelope 42
Rickenbacker Day Entrants #6
Box 4, envelope 43
Captain Frank Hawks Transcontinental Plane
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 44
Passengers leaving Graf Zeppelin
1929-08-20
Box 4, envelope 45
Refueling Captain Frank Hawks Plane
1929-06-27
Box 4, envelope 46
Catalina Chaplin Air Service Christening Seagull with Lt. Emery Rogers, Edna Purviance, J.C. Hubble
Box 4, envelope 47
Captain Frank Hawks
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 48
Col. Charles Lindbergh and Will Rogers in Maddux Airline Tri-Motor
1927-09-21
Box 4, envelope 49
Wing Control and Motorcyle Throttle Joy Stick on Merrill Type Plane
1928-09-06
Box 4, envelope 50
Merrill Type Plane at Kelly Field
1928-09-06
Box 4, envelope 51
Merrill Type Plane
1928-08-26
Box 4, envelope 52
Lindbergh before leaving for San Diego
1927-09-21
Box 4, envelope 53
Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh at Coliseum
1927-09-20
Box 4, envelope 54
Charles Lindbergh at Coliseum
1927-09-20
Box 4, envelope 55
Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #5
Box 4, envelope 56
Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #6
Box 4, envelope 57
Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #3
Box 4, envelope 58
Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #2
Box 4, envelope 59
Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #4
Box 4, envelope 61
Girl and Rickenbacker Day Third Prize #18
Box 4, envelope 62
Girl and Rickenbacker Day Third Prize #19
General
3rd prize Riel's Club
Box 4, envelope 63
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
General
old label remnant along one edge
Box 4, envelope 64
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
1931-02-01
Box 4, envelope 66
Balloon Route Excursions
General
C.M. Pierce, Founder Balloon Route Excursions
Box 4, envelope 70
Captain Frank Hawks
1929-06-22
Box 4, envelope 71
Refueling Captain Frank Hawks Plane
1929-06-27
Box 4, envelope 72
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
1929-01-08
Box 4, envelope 73
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
1929-01-08
Box 4, envelope 74
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
1929-01-08
Box 5, envelope 1
Syd Chaplin, Emery Rogers and Jim Webster Planning Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Day #3
1920-01-17
Box 5, envelope 2
Akron Over Camp Kearney
1932-05-11
Box 5, envelope 3
Viola Dana and Friends
General
l.t.r. gladys brockwell 7 myrtle stedman 1-8-25
Box 5, envelope 4
Los Angeles Aerial View
1929-08-30
General
1/2 emulsion loss along edge
Box 5, envelope 5
Lindbergh and First Load in Maddux Airline Tri-Motor
1927-09-22
Box 5, envelope 6
Col. Charles Lindbergh & Will Rogers
1927-09-22
Box 5, envelope 7
Group on train - Lincoln Stedman, Gladys Brockwell, Viola Dana, Myrtle Stedman, Dorothy Mackail
1925-01-08
Box 5, envelope 8
Floyd Parsons transferring from speeding boat to airplane piloted by Frank Scheltz
1924-07-22
Box 5, envelope 10
National Air Races Mines Field 1928 Trophies Presented to the Fliers
1928-09-10
Box 5, envelope 11
Aeroplane Stunt (Catching bandits) #1
Box 5, envelope 12
Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro
Box 5, envelope 13
Catalina
General
five images, one with an extensive caption written on verso 1919
Box 5, envelope 14
Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro
Box 5, envelope 15
Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro
Box 5, envelope 16
Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro
Box 5, envelope 17
Chaplin Air Plane Corp. San Pedro
Box 5, envelope 18
Sea Plane wedding - Arthur Q. Hagerman & Mrs. Dominic Redfern
1920-10-17
Box 5, envelope 19
Japanese Flyer
General
types caption printed along edge of negative - 1962
Box 5, envelope 20
Sea Plane wedding - Arthur Q. Hagerman & Mrs. Dominic Redfern
1920-10-17
Box 5, envelope 21
sea Plane wedding - Arthur Q. Hagerman & Mrs. Dominic Redfern
1920-10-17
Box 5, envelope 22
Midnight breakfast tended Frank Hawks and father
1929-06-28
Box 5, envelope 23
Boat to plane change #3
1924-07-22
General
Floyd Parsons transferring from speeding boat to airplane 7-22-24
Box 5, envelope 24
Boat to plane change #2
1924-07-22
General
photo of two people posing
Box 5, envelope 25
Floyd Parsons transferring from speeding boat to airplane piloted by Frank Scheltz
1924-07-22
Box 5, envelope 26
Boat to plane change #6
1924-07-22
General
markings on negative
Box 5, envelope 29
Major Richard Bong and Capt. Don Gentile
Box 5, envelope 30
Major Bong and wife visiting Warner Bros. Studio
Box 5, envelope 31
L to R Casey Jones, the cat, Capt. James Townsend
1921-05-18
Box 5, envelope 33
Balloon Ascent - 1783 (copy)
Box 5, envelope 35
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
1929-01-08
Box 5, envelope 36
Midnight breakfast tended Frank Hawks and father
1929-06-28
Box 5, envelope 37
Capt. Frank Hawks transcontinental plane
1929-06-22
Box 5, envelope 38
U.S. Army bombing plane
1929-02-06
Box 5, envelope 39
Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks
1931-09-15
Box 5, envelope 40
Palmer Nichols and Emery Rogers
Box 5, envelope 41
Akron Over Camp Kearney
1932-05-11
Box 5, envelope 42
Akron Over Camp Kearney
1932-05-11
Box 5, envelope 43
Akron Moored at Camp Kearney
1932-05-11
Box 5, envelope 45
Boat to plane change #4
1924-07-22
Box 5, envelope 46
Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks
1931-09-15
Box 5, envelope 47
Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks
1931-09-15
Box 5, envelope 48
Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks
1931-09-15
Box 5, envelope 49
Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks
1931-09-15
Box 5, envelope 50
Captain Frank Hawks and father, Charles Hawks
1931-09-15
Box 5, envelope 51
Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb
1929-01-08
Box 5, envelope 52
Rickenbacker Club members leaving Examiner building at 12th and Hill for Chaplin Field
1920-01-17
Box 5, envelope 53
Rickenbacker Day Entrants #8
Box 5, envelope 54
Syd Chaplin congratulates Johnny Reid Rickenbacker Day
Box 5, envelope 55
Syd Chaplin and Johnny Reid Rickenbacker Day #11
Box 5, envelope 56
McClellan and Goebel #7
1925-02-26
Box 5, envelope 57
McClellan after jump #6
1925-02-26
Box 5, envelope 58
McClellan after jump #5
1925-02-26
Box 5, envelope 59
McClellan and Goebel #4
1925-02-26
General
Heard McClellan lighting on water after parachute jump 2-26-25
Box 5, envelope 60
McClellan and Goebel #3
1925-02-26
General
Heard McClellan jumping from plane 4-26-25 (sic)
Box 5, envelope 61
McClellan and Goebel #2
1925-02-26
General
Heard McClellan jumping from plane 2-26-25
Box 5, envelope 62
Heard McClellan and Art Goebel Heard Parachutes from plane into water
1925-02-26
Box 5, envelope 63
Map of University of the Air Curtis Flying Field Aircraft Distributing Headquarters Los Angeles Municipal Airport
Box 5, envelope 64
Group looking over plans for new Curtis flying field, Cliff Henderson, James A. Perry, Arthur Alber, C.C. Moseley, Casey Jones,
Peirson Hall
1929-01-29
Box 5, envelope 65
Captain Frank Hawks plane
1929-06-22
Box 5, envelope 66
Group on train - Myrtle Stedman, Lincoln Stedman, Gladys Brockwell, Viola Dana, Dorothy Mackail
1925-01-08
Box 5, envelope 67
Refueling Frank Hawks transcontinental plane
1929-06-27
Box 5, envelope 68
Rickenbacker Club Third Prize #17
Box 5, envelope 69
Rickenbacker Club Cups #16
Box 5, envelope 70
Juanita Sands and Octoplane #14
Box 5, envelope 71
Juanita Sands and model Octoplane Rickenbacker Day #13
Box 5, envelope 72
Rickenbacker Club Cups #15
Box 5, envelope 73
Syd Chaplin awarding 3rd prize to Oiiver Coatis Rickenbacker Day #12
Box 5, envelope 74
Capt. Frank Hawks in plane bound for New York flight
1929-06-26
