AV. Aviation

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This is a copy of a typed letter written by Krekler describing his relationship with the Wright Family, dated March 24, 1975.

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The scrapbook contains approximately 62 original photographs depicting the Lincoln Airplane and Flying School in Lincoln, Nebraska; the Fairchild factory at Hagerstown, Maryland; as well as scenes at Niagara Falls and Dayton, Ohio. Also included are several clippings from The Philadelphia Inquirer's U.S. Warplane Series (Nos. 7-24).

Content Description This collection consists of a single letter (two sheets plus envelope) from Everett B. Graf to his sister-in-law Fay (Mrs. Otto J. Graf). The letter, dated August 10, 1929, is written on letterhead from Johnson Flying Service, Inc., at Vandalia, Ohio. The Johnson Flying Service, founded in the early 1920s by E. A. Johnson, was in charge of the management and operation of the recently constructed Dayton Airport. In fact, the airport's dedication, as well as the one-year anniversary of air...

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Collection contains 27 aviation negatives of various helicopters.

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Frank Hamburger witnessed the Wright Brothers' first flight in Dayton. Collection contains several photographs of Hamburger as well as newspaper clippings recounting his involvement with the Wrights.

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Collection contains copies of photographs and a newspaper article concerning Moreo, a WASP and a member of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.

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This collection contains two aviation-related items. The first is the business card of Giovanni Caproni, the Italian manufacturer of the Caproni bomber. The second is a pass to the 25th Anniversary of the First Flight, December 17, 1928, belonging to C.C. Frost Jr., and autographed on the back by Amelia Earhart and G. Caproni.

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Collection contains photocopies of correspondence from Orville Wright to Karl Kimble and to F.O. Eichenberger.

*Note: All the letters in this collection are photocopies of the originals.

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Daguerreotype image of Susan Koerner Wright in wood frame and two copy prints of the image.

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The collection consists of eight letters written by Katharine Wright, sister of Wilbur and Orville Wright, to her close friend, Agnes Beck. The letters discuss Wilbur and Orville Wright, their flights, the Wright Family, and other personal matters.