Dayton (Ohio) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Leach "Heritage of the Air" Aviation Prints and Harold R. Harris Photograph (SC-314)
Collection
Identifier: SC-314
Content Description
The collection consists primarily of 28 aviation prints from Leach International’s advertising art series “Heritage of the Air,” commemorating WWI era planes, pilots, and events. The full series included 45 images, all painted by Merv Corning. One of the included prints, “The First Bail-Out,” depicts the first use of a parachute to save the pilot’s life, that of Harold R. Harris in 1922; the print is autographed by Harris. Also included is a 1981 snapshot of Harris standing near the Old...
Dates:
1959-1968, 1981
Found in:
Special Collections
Miscellaneous Labor Union Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-52
Abstract
This is a miscellaneous collection of union records including a 1908-1919 minute book from the Dayton Pressmen's Union, Local 12, and oral history interviews from three IUE District Council 7 officials.
Dates:
1908-1976; Majority of material found in 1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Sharrit-Gross Family Scrapbook (MFM-10)
Collection
Identifier: MFM-10
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook contains family photographs, obituaries, notes, and genealogical materials for a family from the Germantown and Dayton, Ohio area.
Dates:
1886-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
