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Pan American Boeing 314 American Clipper Preview Flight Scrapbook

Creator:
Page, Charles R.  Search this
Names:
Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this
Page, Charles R.  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Cubic feet ((1 scrapbook))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Certificates
Clippings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Date:
1940
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a scrapbook continuing the detailed personal account of Page's flight. Page recorded daily his impressions of this flight and then supplemented his writings with photographs, newspaper clippings, certificates, and Pan Am publicity materials. Also included is a copy of Wings to the Orient by James G. Stahlman, which is inscribed to Page.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles R. Page was one of a number of guests invited by Pan American Airways to make the preview flight of Pan American Airways Boeing 314, American Clipper, from San Francisco, California, to Auckland, New Zealand. This preview flight took place from August 24 to September 7, 1940. At the time, Page was president of the Fireman's Fund group of fire and casualty insurance companies.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Charles Page, Gift, 1988, 1988-0110, not NASM
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Air travel  Search this
Boeing 314 Clipper Family  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Transpacific flights  Search this
Genre/Form:
Certificates
Clippings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
NASM.1988.0110
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg292906dc8-da82-437a-8bd0-72a383693ab3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1988-0110

Ross Chapple NASM Photography

Creator:
Chapple, Ross  Search this
Names:
National Air and Space Museum -- Exhibitions  Search this
National Air and Space Museum. Space Hall  Search this
Chapple, Ross  Search this
Rogers, Buck (Fictitious character)  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1996-1997
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists primarily of camera duplicates of 4x5" color transparencies of images taken by contract photographer Ross Chapple for possible inclusion in 1997 book, Air and Space. All images are of aircraft or artifacts in NASM collections. Folder one includes images of: Convair XFY-1 Pogo (4 dupes), Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (5 dupes), Grumman G-21 Goose cockpit (8 dupes), Martin B-26B Flak Bait nose interior (8 dupes), different view of same with negative number noted as 97-15364 and photographer listed as Avino/Long (1 transparency) and Sikorsky JRS-1 (S-43) (5 dupes). Folder two includes images of: Supermarine Spitfire (10 dupes), view of NASM Air Transport Gallery (7 dupes), view of NASM Space Hall (5 dupes), view of Lunar Lander (3 dupes), close-up of Pan Am memorabilia with Boeing 314 model (6 dupes) and close-up of Buck Rogers artifacts including books and toys (5 dupes).
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
NASM contract, contract, 1997, 1997-0046, NASM
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Convair XFY-1 (Pogo)  Search this
Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk  Search this
Grumman G-21 Goose Family  Search this
Martin B-26B Marauder (Model 179B) "Flak Bait"  Search this
Sikorsky (USA) JRS-1  Search this
Supermarine Spitfire Family  Search this
Apollo Lunar Module  Search this
Pan American World Airways, Inc. -- Memorabilia  Search this
Boeing 314 Clipper Family  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0046
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg203991d25-743f-47d9-85ba-ac930d67ba9c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0046

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