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Title: Will Equip Dreadnoughts, Submarines and Destroyers with Catapult
Date(s): 1923-09-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'All United States vessels of war will be equipped at once with hydroplane catapults, it was revealed at the harbor today by Lieut.- Commander Newton H. White, aviation officer of Admiral Robert E. Coontz' staff. The feasibility of the catapult, which was only an idea a year ago, was demonstrated by Lieut.- Commander White yesterday when, with his fellow pilot, Lieutenant Council, he was shot from the catapult aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma into a cross wind, flew out to meet the...
Show moreText on verso: 'All United States vessels of war will be equipped at once with hydroplane catapults, it was revealed at the harbor today by Lieut.- Commander Newton H. White, aviation officer of Admiral Robert E. Coontz' staff. The feasibility of the catapult, which was only an idea a year ago, was demonstrated by Lieut.- Commander White yesterday when, with his fellow pilot, Lieutenant Council, he was shot from the catapult aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma into a cross wind, flew out to meet the California as that man-o'-war steamed into the Los Angeles Harbor, California, and returned again to the Oklahoma without mishap.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_159
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Two Killed in California Airplane Wreck
Date(s): 1925-08-10
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Above is pictured the mass of unrecognizable wreckage of the airplane which fell the other day near Carthay Center, California, killing the pilot, William (Bill) Cole, and his passenger, Hampton Zeigler.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00323
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Pathfinder, Bellanca J NX-3789 monoplane
Date(s): 1920/1940, 1920, 1940
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Associated Press (photographer)
Description: Possibly during Lewis A. Yancey and Roger Q. Williams Transatlantic flight to Spain in 1929
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00591
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Flight's End
Date(s): 1934-01-19
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Their record flight over, the squadron of six Navy planes alights on the waters of Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Naval Base, a little more than 24 hours after their take-off from San Francisco. The planes are from left to right: 10P-2, Lieut. H.J. McRoberts in command; 10P-1, flagship to the squadron, Lieut. Comdr. Knefler McGinnis in command, and in the air the 10P-3, Lieut. F.A. Davis in command.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00253
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: 200,000 Watch Gordon Bennett Balloon Races
Date(s): 1930-09-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Led by the city of Detroit, six balloons tonight were floating northeast over Lake Erie after being cheered by 200,000 as they took off from Cleveland Airport late today in the nineteenth Gordon Bennett International Balloon Races. The City of Detroit was the first to take off. Pilots flying the foreign entries said they expected the race to follow a general northeasterly direction and end in the province of Ontario or in Labrador. They expected to travel between 600 and 800...
Show moreText on verso: 'Led by the city of Detroit, six balloons tonight were floating northeast over Lake Erie after being cheered by 200,000 as they took off from Cleveland Airport late today in the nineteenth Gordon Bennett International Balloon Races. The City of Detroit was the first to take off. Pilots flying the foreign entries said they expected the race to follow a general northeasterly direction and end in the province of Ontario or in Labrador. They expected to travel between 600 and 800 miles and remain the air until Wednesday.' Photo #5 - Shows aerial views of Cleveland Airport just before takeoff in the Gordon-Bennett International Balloon Races today.
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00139
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Levine Plane Wrecked
Date(s): 1928-06-18
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'This Fokker ship, piloted by Bert Acosta and owned by Charles A. Levine, crashed at Roosevelt Field, L.I., June 18th. The plane was badly smashed, but Acosta and three passengers escaped with minor scratches. The pilot had been stunting and as has been his habit, he carried on too near the ground, this time coming to grief. Levine planned to fly in the craft to Harbor Grace, N.F. where Mabel Boll anticipated a takeoff. Photo shows the wreckage.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00326
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Planning Route for Round World Flight
Date(s): 1923
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows the big four chiefly responsible for the U.S. Army Air Service's attempt to make a round the world flight next April. From left to right Lieut. Wade, Gen. Patrick, Captain Street and Major Rader. Captain Street is holding a model of one of the four Douglas NC-2 planes that can make a sustained flight of 2,000 miles on one fuelling and that will be used for the trip.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_00263
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: World Flight Commander Becomes Race Driver - Exclusive Pictures
Date(s): 1925-02-18
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Captain Lowell Smith, commander of the round-the-world flight, has temporarily become an automobile race driver, making his debut at the wheel of a race car at the Culver City, Calif. Speedway on February 17th. He is credited with a speed of 112 miles an hour as a result of his first day's driving and according to race experts Smith displays as great natural aptitude for race driving as he does for flying. This photo shows Capt. Smith signing the necessary A.A.A. papers to...
Show moreText on verso: 'Captain Lowell Smith, commander of the round-the-world flight, has temporarily become an automobile race driver, making his debut at the wheel of a race car at the Culver City, Calif. Speedway on February 17th. He is credited with a speed of 112 miles an hour as a result of his first day's driving and according to race experts Smith displays as great natural aptitude for race driving as he does for flying. This photo shows Capt. Smith signing the necessary A.A.A. papers to permit his driving in a race car. Left to right, front row, are Capt. Smith, Ralph de Palma, famous race driver; and Val Haresnape, A.A.A. contest board representative; in the rear are Wade Morton and Pete Kreis, both noted race drivers.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00429
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Boat and Airplane on Water
Date(s): 1920/1940, 1920, 1940
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Underwood & Underwood (photographer)
Description: Boat on water followed by boat attached(?)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00610
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Successful Test Flight for Auto-Giro Plane
Date(s): 1929-08-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photos shows Juan de la Cierva, pilot and inventor, in plane, and H. F. Pitcairn, before hop. Successful tests flights were made at Pitcairn Field, Philadelphia, by Juan de la Cierva, with his auto-giro airplane. With practically no run at all the plane took the air vertically.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00180
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Nila Cram Cook Takes First Flight
Date(s): 1934-04-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Nila Cram Cook, erstwhile handmaiden of Mahatma Ghandi, experienced a new thrill, April 22nd, when she took her first flight at Roosevelt Field, New York, and witnessed a parachute jumper leap from the plane in which she was flying. 'How beautiful the world looks from up there,' she remarked on alighting. Photo shows Nila Cram Cook, parachute jumper Joe Crane, and pilot Paul Clough, in the cockpit for the flight.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00603
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Called to Back Charges of Doheny British Oil Contracts
Date(s): 1924-02-28
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows Henry Woodhouse, New York writer and authority on aeronautics, who was subpoenaed today, 2-26-24, to appear before the Senate Oil Committee and testify concerning charges he is reported to have made to the effect that Doheny was under contract to deliver the oil from the naval reserve No. 1 to British companies.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00579
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Bellanca 31-50 Senior Skyrocket NC 15015 side view
Date(s): 1936~, 1936
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: AVD_1975360_08_103
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: St. Louis Fliers Prepare to Re-capture Endurance Flight Record
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brien, St. Louis fliers, are tuning up their endurance plane to break record now held by the Hunter brothers of Sparta, Ill., which is 553 hours, 41 minutes. Prior to the Hunter boys feat in Chicago, Jackson and O'Brien held the record at 420 hours and 21 minutes. Their new flight will take place in St. Louis shortly. Photo shows L to R: 'Shorty' Cramer, who will assist handling of refueling ship, and Forest O'Brien, endurance pilot, inspecting...
Show moreText on verso: 'Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brien, St. Louis fliers, are tuning up their endurance plane to break record now held by the Hunter brothers of Sparta, Ill., which is 553 hours, 41 minutes. Prior to the Hunter boys feat in Chicago, Jackson and O'Brien held the record at 420 hours and 21 minutes. Their new flight will take place in St. Louis shortly. Photo shows L to R: 'Shorty' Cramer, who will assist handling of refueling ship, and Forest O'Brien, endurance pilot, inspecting ship to be used in flight.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_494
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Wives at Pennsylvania Station to Greet Naval Airmen on Their Arrival in New York
Date(s): 1921
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Keystone View Company (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Left to right - Miss Dorothy Flowerton; Lieut. Farrell; his son Eugene Farrell; Mrs. Farrell; Lieut. Kloor; Mrs. Hinton and Lieut. Hinton'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00383
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Destruction's Enemy
Date(s): 1930/1940, 1930, 1940
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Harry Doucett, inventor of 'Wings' a parachute designed to save both plane and pilot alike is shown in the above picture seated in the plane which will test out the giant parachute. The invention will be used by a large motion picture corporation in a production which tells the story of the air service in the World War. A test flight is to be made in the near future.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00554
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley G. Kelly
Date(s): 1920/1930, 1920, 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Oakley G. Kelly, McCook Field Army Pilots photographed at Bolling Field on their way to Mitchell Field. L. I. from where they will start on a non-stop transcontinental flight in an army transport monoplane T2.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00508
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Returning Naval Aviators
Date(s): 1921-01-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Bain News Service (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Returning Naval aviators greeted at New York.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00380
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Elaborate Plans Made by Army Air Service for Photographing the Sun's Eclipse
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Uncle Sam's Air Service completed elaborate plans for recording the phenomena fo the sun's eclipse Saturday. Twleve planes and about fifty men with special cameras and instruments will take part in the attempt. The above photo shows Lt. G. W. Goddard and Dr. S. M. Burka Air Service physicist ready to photograph the eclipse with their special built camera.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00517
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Plane Dives Into River
Date(s): 1929-06-12
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Five persons were injured when a passenger plane flying low, at Poughkeepsie, June 12th, dived into the Hudson River. Two were in dangerous condition. Men of the naval training crew who rescued them, are shown at the plane shortly after accident.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00334
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: End Epic Flight; Up 17 1/2 days
Date(s): 1929-07-31
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows L to R - Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brien in front of their machine the St. Louis Robin, after they brought it to earth in a faultless landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, after 420 hours, 21 minutes and 30 seconds in the air, a new record for endurance flight.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_488
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Wreckage Hides Air Crash Blame
Date(s): 1929-03-18
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Efforts to fix responsibility of the plane crash near Newark Airport, March 17th, failed as the wreckage was too shattered to disclose any reason for the crash that took the lives of 14. This photo shows the giant tri-motored plane ruins the day after crash.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00333
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Plane Crashes Into WMCA
Date(s): 1929-11-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Associated Press (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'After an airplane crashed onto the roof of the Y.M.C.A. building in New York City, killing Charles Reid, the pilot. Robert Bailie, his companion, escaped by jumping to the street with a parachute.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00337
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Untin Bowler Off on Hop to Chicago!
Date(s): 1929-06-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The 'Untin' Bowler, giant Sikorsky biplane, which will attempt to fly from Chicago to Berlin via Iceland and Greenland, hopped off from North Beach, Queens, NY on June 29th for Chicago. Robert Gast and Parker Cramer were at the controls. (Photo shows Bob Gast at the controls)'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00260
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Invitations Delivered by Plane
Date(s): 1920/1940, 1920, 1940
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Associated Press (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Invitations to five New England governors to accompany the 26th (Yankee) Division to France next September were delievered by airplane today. The flyers who extended the invitations in person are left to right, Lieut. Crocker Snow of the 26th Division Service; Col. Carroll J. Swan of the Pilgrim Committee, and Lieut. Daniel Rochford, also of the 26th Div. Air Service.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00597
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

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