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Photograph

Smokey Bear and Homer C. Pickens with Airplane

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub and his handler, Homer C. Pickens, pose by a Piper Aircraft Corporation airplane named in Smokey's honor prior to flying to Washington, D.C...
Poster

United Airlines Travel Poster: The Mainliner

Date: 1950
Description: An original lithograph promoting the United Airlines as both a passenger airplane and an Air Mail airplane. The poster states, "This new United Air Lines "...
Map or Atlas

Official Wisconsin Airport Map

Date: 1950
Description: A map from the Wisconsin identifying the locations airports and other landing facilities in the state. On the opposite side the map includes an alphabetica...
Photograph

Amphibious Motion Picture Service Delivery To Campo Fiesta

Date: 1950
Description: A man, possibly Benton C. Black, delivering films to Campo Fiesta at Trout Lake. The delivery is being made in a Seabee seaplane by the Amphibious Motion P...
Photograph

Seaplane

Date: 1950
Description: A young man wearing jeans and a t-shirt is handling the luggage as two well-dressed women exit a small seaplane. The pilot is watching from inside the plan...
Photograph

Airports — I-9

Date: 1950
Description: View towards a man driving a tractor to compact a runway. There is an airplane on the runway in the background. Subject: "Airports — I-9." Where Taken: "Mi...
Photograph

Airports — T-6 Tractor

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Airports — T-6 Tractor." Where Taken: "MidW." Information with photograph reads: "United Air Lines' T-6 towing a DC-6 at the Chicago Municipal Ai...
Photograph

Airports — I-9

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Airports — I-9." Where Taken: "MidW." Information with photograph reads: "Northwest Airline's I-9 towing a DC-4 at the Chicago Municipal Airport....

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