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Amelia Earhart Project Recordings

Creator:
Jourdan, David W.  Search this
Long, Elgen Marion, 1927-  Search this
Names:
Nauticos Corporation  Search this
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937  Search this
Noonan, Frederick  Search this
Extent:
4.5 Cubic feet (5 legal document cases and 13 cassette tape boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Sound recordings
Date:
1959-1998
Summary:
This donation consists of 156 separate interviews or sound sources collected by Elgen Long while he was researching and writing his book, Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved which promotes the theory that Amelia Earhart's aircraft came to rest at the bottom of the ocean near Howland Island.
This collection is in English.
Scope and Contents:
The donation consists of 156 separate interviews or sound sources, some comprising two or more tape sides. Most of them are interviews conducted by Long, including interviews with: crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Itasca; Naval and Coast Guard officials; mechanics and engineers involved in the maintenance of Earhart's aircraft; New Guinea and Australia residents and radio operators; friends, family and associates of Earhart and Noonan; and advocates of alternative disappearance theories. There are also radio interviews and a few movie soundtracks and miscellaneous items. The total running time of the collection is 13,209 minutes (220sca hours). This donation also includes a hard drive which holds 387 audio files in .mp3 or .mp4 format (each file is an interview with the possibility of multiple interviews per tape).
Arrangement:
Arrangement by donor.
Biographical / Historical:
Elgen Long collected oral recordings, both interviews and sound sources, while he was researching and writing his book, Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved which promotes the theory that Amelia Earhart's aircraft came to rest at the bottom of the ocean near Howland Island. These tapes were also used throughout Long's partnership with David W. Jourdan, founder of the deep-sea exploration company Nauticos, during their three attempts to locate Earhart's aircraft on the ocean floor (2002, 2006, and 2017).
Provenance:
David Jourdan, Gift, 2020, NASM.2020.0025
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
Underwater exploration  Search this
Flights around the world  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews -- 1950-2000
Sound recordings -- Audiotapes -- Audio cassettes -- Music
Citation:
Amelia Earhart Project Recordings, NASM.2020.0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2020.0025
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Amelia Earhart Project Recordings
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e9335b2f-1f78-465d-9314-4c94c3885e5e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2020-0025

Putnam Jr., George Palmer (Tape 1 of 2)

Collection Creator:
Jourdan, David W.  Search this
Long, Elgen Marion, 1927-  Search this
Container:
Box 7, Cassette 18
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
5/22/1976
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Amelia Earhart Project Recordings, NASM.2020.0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Amelia Earhart Project Recordings
Amelia Earhart Project Recordings / Oral History Interviews by Elgin Long
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg274f5a0f9-9e48-4d91-88d1-058655d09944
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2020-0025-ref128
Online Media:

Tomas, Fred and Elstrude, and Waters, Horace G.

Collection Creator:
Jourdan, David W.  Search this
Long, Elgen Marion, 1927-  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Cassette 5
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
3/5/1981
3/6/1981
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Amelia Earhart Project Recordings, NASM.2020.0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Amelia Earhart Project Recordings
Amelia Earhart Project Recordings / Oral History Interviews by Elgin Long
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27bc8f6cd-619d-47fb-8d51-dbae19017ce6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2020-0025-ref184
Online Media:

Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]

Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Extent:
1.46 Cubic feet (1 document case, 3 flatboxes, 4 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Maps
Manuals
Photograph albums
Date:
1884-1941
Summary:
This collection consists of approximately 1.46 cubic feet of historical maps and photographs collected by Dieter Gröschel.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of approximately 1.46 cubic feet of historical maps and photographs collected by Dieter Gröschel. The maps, which are various sizes, date from approximately 1884 to 1941 and were produced in Germany, France, and England. They show parts of Russia; Germany; France; Belgium; Holland; Bavaria; and Africa; and many have hand-drawn notations including battle lines, locations of troops, etc. Some of the maps are linen-backed and designed for use in an aircraft. The collection also contains numerous black and white historical photographs including aerial photographs of Germany and France taken in 1917 and 1918; photographs of personnel, facilities, and operations relating to Feldflieger-Abteilung Nr. 5 which date from 1915 to 1918; aerial photographs taken in 1918 of Flanders and Zeebrugge by Karl Keppler and Max Greiner of Fliegerabteilung 291 (A); a French set of 32 black and white aerial photographs on ten pages, with interpretation, used for training observers in World War I; an unbound German World War I album containing black and white photographs and post cards; and a photo album belonging to a paymaster of the Jagdstaffelschule I during World War I. The album, which measures approximately 14 x 10 inches, is linen-covered and contains photographs of the front-lines in France and Italy; personnel, including members of the Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 144; aircraft, including crashes; and personal family photographs relating to the album's creator. Aircraft depicted in these photographs include an Albatros D Series Fighter and a captured Nieuport fighter. There is also a 3.5 x 5.5 inch color post card dating to 1915 with an illustration of French pre-World War I era infantry looking up at an Etrich Taube (Dove) type aircraft included in the collection. Finally, this collection contains a selection of manuals which includes the following titles: Instructions Concerning Battle Maps, US Army War College, 1917 (Translated from French edition of 1916); List of Conventional Signs and Abbreviations in Use on French and German Maps, compiled by Second Section, General Staff (Topography), American Expeditionary Forces, 1918; Catalogue of Maps, General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, 1918; List of Places in Argonne-Verdun District with their Locations, Supplement A, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, November 7, 1918; Notes on Map Reading for Use in Army Schools, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1918; Basic Field Manual, Vol. 1, Chapter 5 - Map and Aerial Photograph Reading, US War Department, 1938; Basic Field Manual, Conventional Signs, Military Symbols, and Abbreviations, US War Department, 1939; Basic Field Manual, Military Intelligence, Military Maps, US War Department, January 6, 1941; Basic Field Manual, Elementary Map and Aerial Photograph Reading, US War Department, April 12, 1941; and Basic Field Manual, Advanced Map and Aerial Photograph Reading, US War Department, September 17, 1941.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged by type of material. Some of the large maps are arranged by size.
Provenance:
Dieter H. M. Gröschel., Gift, 2015, NASM.2015.0046
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
Aerial photography  Search this
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Manuals
Photograph albums
Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2015.0046
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2142ea9f3-4bf2-4190-b305-00c74b5621ae
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2015-0046

Photo Album of a Zahlmeister (Paymaster) of the Jagdstaffelschule I

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Blank pages in original album have not been digitally reproduced in slideshow. Any gaps in numbering are due to their omission.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2af6d9508-2f15-494f-899d-2696a893b64b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref6

Aerial Photographs of World War I, Aerial near Regniéville and Aerial of Mousson

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c206ce7c-9cbd-40d6-8a5b-0d43f23383fe
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref10

Aerial Photographs of the Western Front, Fliegerabteilung (A) 291 [Part 2], Supplementary Information

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a77804c9-0041-4c5a-a38e-f380a65b1b20
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref11

Aerial Photographs of the Western Front, Fliegerabteilung (A) 291 [Part 2], 24 x 30 cm Prints

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2876d1c0c-2a68-4f8c-a50e-980b8ab4e2d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref12

Maps

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Maps
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22c5fa674-13fd-4a5f-89c2-d6625f313eb2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref13

Oversized Maps [24 x 36 Folder 1 of 2]

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Flat-file 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Maps
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg214a5eba7-3fc1-499b-bd5c-6951bf5eb901
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref14

Oversized Maps [24 x 36 Folder 2 of 2]

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Flat-file 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Maps
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg213eb363a-24f0-49de-b2b2-3af94a2ceeb3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref15

Oversized Maps [36 x 48 Folder 1 of 2]

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Flat-file 2, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Maps
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2315cd73b-3625-4a57-93fd-af1de0b74b5d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref16

Oversized Maps [36 x 48 Folder 2 of 2]

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Flat-file 2, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Maps
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25f8abca1-d16f-487a-b9e8-5a0bda397e84
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref17

Aerial Photographs of World War I, Supplementary Reference Information

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg242ee7d73-e671-4d6b-b069-6aac5da84a5a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref8

Aerial Photographs of World War I, Aerial Composite Photos

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg217810044-4bcd-47e5-a8f9-1a1fa33189a0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref9

Photo Album, Feldflieger-Abteilung Nr. 5

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1917-1918
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg250bf83e4-c05d-4fd7-aea0-19efe332d3bf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref7

Post Card

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1915
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg298e45166-b93e-4ac9-afca-61d413fb4172
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref3

Unbound German Photo Album

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg205000e12-2b1d-4b54-b350-1dfbb832f76e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref1

French World War I Aerial Photographs for Training

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a7f10adc-af9c-4acc-a706-555531073cd8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref2

Aerial Photographs, Fliegerabteilung 291 (A)

Collection Creator:
Gröschel, Dieter, 1931-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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
Collection Citation:
Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel], NASM.2015.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs [Gröschel]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg286e90094-697a-450e-8d15-0498d089026a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2015-0046-ref4

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