Pho. Photographic Collections

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Postcards and photograph of early automobiles, plus newspaper clipping reporting the death of Henry Lynn Booher, a pioneer automobile builder in Dayton.

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Photographs, newspaper clippings, and newsletters concerning the Parkmoor Drive-In Restaurant chain.

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents and a photograph regarding George Bucklin's position at Wright Field, patent information on Bucklin's photographic process aid, genealogical information on the Bucklin family (including George's unpublished autobiography), and family correspondence. Also, regarding McGuffey Homes, the collection includes neighborhood maps, McGuffey Homes Newsletters (7 April through 1 November 1944), neighborhood bylaws, neighborhood notices and flyers for special events,...

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Books and pamphlets containing photographs, drawings, and maps of Dayton areas of interest.

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Photographs and newspapers concerning Charlie Taylor.

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Contains miscellaneous aviation- and airplane-related photographs and postcards, many taken at various air shows, dating circa 1930s.

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Contains original photographs of Amelia Earhart and photographs of the Wright Brothers.

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Contains various materials concerning Patterson Field's transportation squadrons and civilian guards.

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Negative and print copy of a high wing No. AT1145 Aeronca Plane, dated August 1935, Miami, Florida.

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The collection consists of 3 glass plate negatives, with copy prints, depicting the Wright Flyer at Huffman Prairie. The photos are believed to date to the time of the Wright School of Aviation, which operated at Huffman Prairie from 1910-1916. It is unclear whether Wilbur Wright or Orville Wright are depicted in any of the photos.