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Photograph Album on Early Aviation Owned by the Family of Ian Hornak, 1924-1935
Call No.: LOT 15182 (H)
PAGES 1 to 12 [Blank pages]
PAGE 13 [No caption]
Extent: 4 photographs
Note: Photographs showing zeppelins in a hangar, biplanes on an airfield, an Army Air Service plane, and a plume of dust or smoke an airfield.
PAGE 14 [No caption]
Extent: 4 photographs
Note: Aerial photographs showing snow-capped mountains at an unidentified location.
PAGE 15 [No caption]
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs showing unidentified soldier with eye patch, posed solo and with a group of unidentified men.
PAGE 16 Henry Ford
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs of Henry Ford showing him seated, possibly in a church pew, and also standing and smoking while conversing with another man.
PAGE 17 President Calvin Coolidge at Washington Monument. Washington, D.C. June 1924.
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Calvin Coolidge walking past crowd of people.
PAGE 18 Teddy Roosevelt
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show group of men in a motorcade and William H. Taft, not President Roosevelt, speaking on outdoor stage in front of crowd.
PAGE 19 Detroit Arctic Expedition, G.H. Wilkins, Commander, 1926. Major Thos. G. Lanphier, Alaska
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show a propeller plane, Major Lanphier standing next to five sled dogs, and a view of water and mountains from unidentified piece of equipment (likely boat or plane).
PAGE 20 Maj. Thos. G. Lanphier, Detroit Arctic Expedition to Alaska, 1926.
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Major Lanphier in fur coat standing in snow, two planes on snow covered ground, and Lanphier interacting with group of sled dogs.
PAGE 21 Mrs. Evangeline L.L. Lindbergh, July 1, 1927. Selfridge Field
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Evangeline Lindbergh standing near airplane hangar and Charles Lindbergh standing by the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 22 July 2, 1927, Ottawa
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Photograph shows Charles Lindbergh sitting in plane surrounded by crowd of people.
PAGE 23 July 1 & 2, 1927, Selfridge Field
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh standing in front of his Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 24 July 1 & 2, 1927, Selfridge Field
Extent: 4 photographs
Note: Photographs show people standing around the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 25 July 2, 1927, Selfridge Field
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh standing with men in military uniform in front of automobile and Charles Lindbergh standing with unidentified men in front of his Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 26 July 1 & 2, 1927
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh and others standing by the wing of the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 27 July 1 & 2, 1927
Extent: 5 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh and others standing and conversing around the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 28 July 1 & 2, 1927
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show group of men, likely including Charles Lindbergh, standing around the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 29 July 1 & 2, 1927
Extent: 5 photographs
Note: Photographs show group of people, likely including Charles Lindbergh, standing around the Spirit of St. Louis plane and group of people standing around automobiles in field.
PAGE 30 Left: Major Thomas G. Lanphier, Right: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Aug. 11, 1927, Selfridge Field
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Thomas G. Lanphier and Charles Lindbergh standing together, a group of people getting into a small boat, and Lindbergh in a plane with "Irene 1" on the side.
PAGE 31 August 11, 1927, Selfridge Field
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh inside a plane with "Irene 1" on the side.
PAGE 32 August 11, 1927, Selfridge Field
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show an unidentified group of people standing outside by a dock and a body of water as well as an unidentified group of people, likely including Charles Lindbergh, sitting in a small boat named Evangeline.
PAGE 33 Cake sent to Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh at Selfridge Field. July 1, 1927, from San Francisco. Thomas Lanphier, Jr. in background
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Photograph shows Thomas Lanphier, Jr. posing with large cake that reads "Welcome home Lindbergh."
PAGE 34 Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh shaking hands with Henry Ford, posed with two unidentified men, and standing with a group of unidentified men and women near the wing of the plane.
PAGE 35 April 20, 1928, Selfridge Field, Col. Lindbergh's new Ryan Monoplane; Spirit of St. Louis at Boelling [Bolling] Field, Washington D.C. just before it was taken to the Smithsonian Institute
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show three men standing around the Ryan Monoplane and the Spirit of St. Louis plane outside of a hangar.
PAGE 36 Center: Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, Left: Maj. Thos. G. Lanphier, July 8, 1928
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh, Thomas Lanphier, and an unidentified men standing near an automobile; Lindbergh and an unidentified man standing in the doorway of a building; and Lindbergh and two men, one of whom may be Lanphier, walking past some automobiles.
PAGE 37 July 1, 1927
Extent: 4 photographs
Note: Photographs show unidentified men standing in front of the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
PAGE 38 [No caption]
Extent: 4 photographs
Note: Photographs showing the Spirit of St. Louis plane in a hangar.
PAGE 39 Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
Extent: 1 photomechanical print
Note: Professional head-and-shoulders portrait of Charles Lindbergh published by Trinity Court Studios.
PAGE 40 [No caption]
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photograph showing an unidentified man, possibly Charles Lindberg, getting into a Man-O'-War plane and standing in a doorway and in a street.
PAGE 41 [No caption]
Extent: 4 photographs
Note: Photographs showing unidentified man working on plane propeller and Charles Lindbergh in flight suit standing next to a man, possibly Thomas P. Nelson.
PAGE 42 [No caption]
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show an unidentified man standing near a biplane and walking with another unidentified man at an airfield.
PAGE 43 [No caption]
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs showing unidentified man in flight suit getting into and standing near airplane, and a photograph showing three unidentified men standing just outside an airplane hangar.
PAGE 44 [No caption]
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs showing Charles Lindbergh in flight suit shaking hands with unidentified man and seated in an airplane.
PAGE 45 [No caption]
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show Charles Lindbergh seated in an airplane.
PAGE 46 [Blank page]
PAGE 47 Boelling [Bolling] Field, Washington, D.C.; 1-Capt., 2-Lieut., 3-Baron; Pres. Calvin Coolidge; Welcome to the "Bremen" Flyers at Boelling [Bolling] Field
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show crowd of people surrounding three men in military uniforms and President Calvin Coolidge entering an automobile.
PAGE 48 Welcome to the "Bremen" Flyers at Boelling [Bolling] Field, Washington, D.C.
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show crowd of people surrounding three men in military uniforms and crowd of people surrounding platform full of people, possibly including President Calvin Coolidge.
PAGE 49 Sir John Carling, lost at sea during a trans-Atlantic flight from London, Ont. To London, Eng.; The "American Girl", flown by Miss Ruth Elder and Capt. Geo. Haldeman, forced down at sea but crew rescued by [...]
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs show the Sir John Carling plane in field with unidentified man and child standing near it, and the American Girl plane in field surrounded by unidentified people.
PAGE 50 [No caption]
Extent: 2 photographs
Note: Photographs showing views of unidentified planes flying through the sky.
PAGE 51 Commander Richard E. Byrd's plane "America", New York to Paris
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Richard Byrd's plane America and Ford-made plane with "Byrd Antarctic Expedition" painted on the side.
PAGE 52 Airplane carrier
Extent: 1 photograph and 1 newspaper clipping
Note: Photograph shows aerial view of aircraft carrier accompanied by a newspaper clipping titled "Flier Giles back, to hop off again."
PAGE 53 Left: W.H. Rosenwarne, backer, Right: Capt. Fred. A. Giles
Extent: 3 photographs
Note: Photographs show Rosenwarne and Giles standing in front of plane and unidentified man standing next to plane with "Detroit's Goodwill Messenger" painted on the side.
PAGE 54 [No caption]
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