Photographer's caption: "Northern portion of the museum gives the visitor a capsule history of the First World War. Beyond the flaming 'Big Red 1' insignia is a time spiral with rotating scenes from the First World War, followed by animated diorama...
Text from back of image: 'The round the world flyers started off on their second lap of the round the world flight from Mather Field, Sacramento, Cal. at 9 o'clock A.M., March 18, 1924. The flyers probably will land today at Eugene, Ore., instead...
Text from back of image: 'The first round the world plane was forced down yesterday, March 19 at Cottonwood, Calif. because of engine trouble. The damage was not serious and after an hour's delay the machine was on its way again. (Photo shows the...
Text from back of image: 'A committee headed by Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, Ore. presented the round the world pilots with a gift of beautiful Portland roses just before they left the aviation field at Vancouver, Wash. (Photo shows Mayor...
Text from back of photo: "This first photo to be received in the east from the coast, shows the arrival of the U.S. round the world fliers at Santa Monica, Cal. on Sept. 22nd, thus terminating their round the world flight."
Text from back of image: "Squadron-Leader A. Stuart MacLaren (navigator), flying-officer J. Fenderleigh (pilot) and Sergeant Andrews (mechanic) commenced their attempt to fly around the world in 'the Vulture' a huge amphibian plane recently from...
Text from back of image: 'Remindful of the identification tags known to every veteran are these tags presented to the world flyers by Mae Murray just before their departure from Clover Field on their epochal flight. The tags bear the name of the...
Text from back of image: 'Photo shows World Flyers leaving Seattle for Dayton, Ohio. Left to right: Lts. Leslie Arnold, Henry Ogden, Leigh Wade, Lowell Smith, Erick Nelson and John Hardin, Jr. on the rear of 'Olympian' training saying goodbye to...
Air pilots; Transcontinental flights; Seaplanes; Hydroplanes;
Text from back of image: 'Photo shows one of the American round the world planes being placed in the water at Hull, England, after the wheels had been replaced by floats preparatory to starting for the Orkney Islands and their last lap across the...
Text from back of image: 'The American round the world flyers were officially greeted upon their return to this continent recently, by Admiral McGruder, who commanded the little fleet which chaperoned the flyers on their last perilous hop to Indian...
Text from back of image: "The British unofficial round the world flight which will more or less compete with the American cruise got off from Southhampton recently in the 'Vulture' a hugh amphibian plane. First photo to reach this country shows the...
Photographer's caption: "Animated diorama tells story of the D-Day landing of First Division troops at Omaha Beach during World War II. As diorama scenes change, earphones provide running account of the battle, providing a 'living experience' for...
Snapshots; Vacations; Ships; Indigenous peoples; Umbrellas; Trees
Photographs from a trip taken by Hugh Rodney Sharp and Isabella Mathieu (du Pont) Sharp around the world in 1921. Photographs are of leaving San Francisco, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Japan.
Photographs from a trip taken by Hugh Rodney Sharp and Isabella Mathieu (du Pont) Sharp around the world in 1921. Photographs are of Japan, Mt. Fuji in Japan, and Canton, China.
