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Images of a variety of aircraft, including airplanes, bombers, gliders, seaplanes, airships, and balloons. Contains views of aeronautical accidents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as rescue operations. Of note are images of airships like the USS Akron, the Graf Zeppelin, and the Hindenburg,...
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1929-1946
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Images of a variety of aircraft, including airplanes, bombers, gliders, seaplanes, airships, and balloons. Contains views of aeronautical accidents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well as rescue operations. Of note are images of airships like the USS Akron, the Graf Zeppelin, and the Hindenburg, over the city of Philadelphia. Also has some images of air meets and races at Wings Field and Black Moshannon, Pa. Includes images of air pilots. Contains photograph of architectural drawing depicting proposed plant for Advanced Aircraft, Inc. of Eddington, Pa. Portraits of women in the Betsy Ross Women's Flying Corps. are also included as are women in cub planes from the Order of the Fifinella and members of the Ninety Nines, a pioneer women's aviation group. These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and |
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Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record. |
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127 photoprints: silver gelatin; 10 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller |