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Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c998e167-2533-43d4-bd82-b055646b9a0f

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ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55499

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230000-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2db030897-55a1-4883-9f12-ba008b4a1cca

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55500

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230000-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a64b5b2d-174e-4bd2-8abc-5a6ea4259a00

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55503

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230006-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24c095184-46d0-409c-974e-4326f185217f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55506

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230015-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e93b26f6-b9e0-46b7-b054-d99b1794079f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55509

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230015-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg206618537-bd82-4991-8629-75825e7a2af2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55512

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230015-85

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d3bdc7f1-e728-42a1-abdb-d6ff47db0c29

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55515

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230018-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d0eb5954-bcf6-4e54-a4e6-b4f604abe5db

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55518

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230018-85

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2dc05dc25-ecb8-4985-a2ba-5eede12d2629

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55521

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230021-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ca9938b4-448d-4932-bf00-e950742b2d0d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55524

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230021-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ed0f0612-647c-4f5a-979b-b51f55d61f04

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55527

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230021-85

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ada2870f-bffd-4668-a5a5-417ce5406a1c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55530

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230023-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2933471ed-6561-41b9-af54-97aa7944c913

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55533

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230027-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ecdf71a5-7030-4ff5-8619-f9949d1a1415

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55536

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230027-80

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a93a5dd6-1de9-4565-9ca4-8bc1cbe5f64d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55539

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230012-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22b4666c4-eaba-41fd-9427-d0ca45a1c721

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref55542

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AW-230009-NF

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft W / Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp (Patterson, LA)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg211e1a9b2-b034-42dd-a052-384900170910

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref86468

Creator:

Czajkowski, John  Search this

Names:

Abrams Aircraft Corp  Search this

Aeronca (Aeronautical Corp of America)  Search this

Alco (Allison Airplane Co)  Search this

American Eagle Aircraft Corp  Search this

Avro (A. V. Roe & Co Ltd)  Search this

Babcock, Verne Clifton "Bab" (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Barkley-Grow Aircraft  Search this

Bellanca Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Bleriot  Search this

Boeing Company  Search this

Bucker (Bucker Flugzeugbau GmbH)  Search this

Buhl (Buhl-Verville Aircraft Co, Buhl Aircraft Co)  Search this

Bushey-McGrew  Search this

Cairns Aircraft  Search this

Crosby, Harry (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this

Delgado (Isaac) Central Trades School  Search this

Douglas Aircraft Corp  Search this

Fairchild Aircraft Corp  Search this

Fleet Aircraft Ltd.  Search this

Fleetwings  Search this

Folkerts, Clayton (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division  Search this

Glenn L. Martin Company  Search this

Granville Brothers Aircraft Inc (Gee Bee)  Search this

Great Lakes Aircraft Corp  Search this

Grumman Aerospace Corporation  Search this

Heath Aircraft Corp (Heath Airplane Co)  Search this

Keith Rider (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Kellet Autogiro Corp  Search this

Keystone Aircraft Corp  Search this

Kinner Airplane and Motor Co.  Search this

Laird (E. M. Laird Airplane Co)(Emil Matthew "Matty" Laird)  Search this

Light Aero, Inc.  Search this

Lockheed Aircraft Corp  Search this

Luscombe Manufacturing Corp  Search this

Miles Aircraft Limited  Search this

Miller, Howell W. (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

North American Aviation, Inc.  Search this

Northrop Corp  Search this

Pearson-Williams (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Roosevelt Field (N.Y.)  Search this

Ryan Aeronautical Company  Search this

SPAD  Search this

Seversky (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Stinson (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Taubman Aircraft Co.  Search this

Taylor (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Taylor Brothers (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Taylor-Young (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Taylorcraft (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp  Search this

Travel Air Manufacturing Co.  Search this

Vought (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Waco Aircraft Company  Search this

Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp  Search this

de Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.  Search this

Czajkowski, John  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

[ca. 1930s]

Summary:

This collection consists of 202 black and white snapshots of aircraft at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, during the 1930s.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 202 black and white snapshots of aircraft at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, during the 1930s. These images were taken by John Czajkowski and include aircraft from the following manufacturers: Abrams; Aeronca, Alco, American Eagle, Avro, Barkley-Grow, Bellanca, Berliner, Bleriot, Boeing, Bucker, Buhl, Bushey McGrew, Cairns, Chambers, Chester, Continental, Crosby, Curtiss, de Havilland, Delgado, Douglas, Fairchild, Fleet, Fleetwing, Folkerts, Ford, Fox, Franklin, Great Lakes, Grumman, Gee Bee, Hall, Heath, Hawks, Howard, Keith Rider, Kellet, Keystone, Kinner, Laird, Light, Lockheed, Luscombe, Marcoux-Bromberg, Martin, McKeen, Miles, Miller, Northrop, North American, Pearson Williams, Ryan, Seversky, Sikorsky, SPAD, Stinson, Swallow, Taubman, Taylor, Taylorcraft, Thomas-Morse, Travel Air, Turner, Viking, Vought, Waco, and Wedell-Williams. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Arrangement:

The Roosevelt Field Photograph Collection [Czajkowski] is arranged by content type.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Andrew Wrench, Gift, 1999, 1999-0048, unknown

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, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Roosevelt Field Photograph Collection [Czajkowski], Acc. NASM.1999.0048, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1999.0048

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Roosevelt Field Photograph Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b3ab7167-4cb5-419d-860b-af72c59b94df

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0048

Creator:

Eastern Airlines, Inc.  Search this

Names:

Civil Aeronautics Board  Search this

Eastern Airlines, Inc.  Search this

Pitcairn Aviation  Search this

Extent:

19.76 Cubic feet (20 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Publications

Reports

Video recordings

Date:

bulk 1930-1976

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of newspaper articles, brochures, newsletters, magazines, photographs, negatives, and transparencies documenting Eastern Air Lines. The thrusts of the collection are the photographic images (concentrating on aircraft and personnel) and the publications of Eastern, including the newsletter "The Falcon" and "The Great Silver Fleet News" magazine.

Biographical / Historical:

Eastern Air Lines was originally formed as Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. in 1927. In July 1929 it was acquired by the North American Aviation Corp. as the Eastern Air Lines Division and, in January 1930, was renamed Eastern Air Transport. By February 1933, Eastern had acquired Ludington Airlines, giving Eastern routes to most major eastern cities, including New York, Atlanta, Miami, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. In 1934 the airline was renamed Eastern Air Lines and introduced Douglas DC-2s on its longer routes. In 1937 Eastern began Douglas DC-3 service and acquired Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp., thereby extending its routes westward to Houston. North American sold its holdings in Eastern to a group headed by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. By 1960 Eastern had extended its coverage to Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico, as well as westward to Detroit and St. Louis. In January 1960 Eastern introduced jet service with Douglas DC-8s and, in April 1961, inaugurated "Air Shuttle" service between Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. with its propeller-driven aircraft. By 1975 Eastern's network covered 100 cities in 30 states, as well as Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. In 1986 Eastern was bought by Texas Air Corp., making Texas Air the largest airline in the United States. Following labor problems, including a strike by Eastern's machinists which was supported by the pilots and flight attendants, Eastern declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1989.

Provenance:

Eastern Airlines, Inc., transfer, 1987, NASM.1987.0038.

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

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Publications

Reports

Video recordings

Citation:

Eastern Air Lines Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0070, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0070

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2be889dbc-19be-459b-9318-434ffea9cdf6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1991-0070

Creator:

Eastern Airlines, Inc.  Search this

Foster, David L., Jr.  Search this

Extent:

3.6 Cubic feet (2 flat boxes, 7 document cases, 1 slim document case, and 4 large map folders.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Technical manuals

Photograph albums

Newsletters

Date:

1960s - 1990s

Summary:

This collection consists of material mostly relating to David Foster's career with Eastern Air Lines and the maintenance of their aircraft, 1960s to 1980s.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 3.6 cubic feet of material mostly relating to David Foster's career with Eastern Air Lines and the maintenance of their aircraft, 1960s to 1980s. The following types of material are included: photo albums, aircraft drawings, newsletters, photographs, newspaper articles, posters, and technical manuals.

Arrangement:

Arranged by type of material.

Biographical / Historical:

Eastern Air Lines was originally formed as Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. in 1927. In July 1929 it was acquired by North American Aviation as the Eastern Air Lines Division and, in January 1930, was renamed Eastern Air Transport. By February 1933, Eastern had acquired Ludington Airlines, giving Eastern routes to most major eastern cities, including New York, Atlanta, Miami, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. In 1934 the airline was renamed Eastern Air Lines and introduced Douglas DC-2s on its longer routes. In 1937 Eastern began DC-3 service and acquired Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp, thereby extending its routes westward to Houston. North American sold its holdings in Eastern to a group headed by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. By 1960 Eastern had extended its coverage to Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico, as well as westward to Detroit and St. Louis. In January 1960 Eastern introduced jet service with DC-8s and, in April 1961, inaugurated "Air Shuttle" service between Boston, New York, and Washington, DC with its propeller-driven aircraft. By 1975 Eastern's network covered 100 cities in 30 states, as well as Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. In 1986 Eastern was bought by Texas Air, making Texas Air the largest airline in the United States. Following labor problems, including a strike by Eastern's machinists which was supported by the pilots and flight attendants, Eastern declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1989.

David L. Foster, Jr., (d. 2010) had a four year apprenticeship with Eastern Air Lines before becoming a 37 year employee and a manager in the Aircraft Service Center. After his retirement from Eastern, Foster worked for 9 years with the Dee Howard Company.

Provenance:

Lois T Foster, Gift, 2019, NASM.2020.0009

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

Aircraft  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Technical manuals -- 20th century

Photograph albums

Newsletters -- 20th century

Citation:

Eastern Airlines Collection [Foster], NASM.2020.0009, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2020.0009

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2573963e3-7edd-428f-b7c2-1eea9c35b891

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2020-0009