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
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