Portrait of a woman and man standing next to a biplane with the words “Rankin School of Flying” on the side. Both are wearing aviator caps and goggles. The two people are unidentified but may be Ann Bohrer, who took lessons at the Rankin school, and pilot Dick Rankin. See related image No. 371N5581.

Photograph of two men standing outside a building and looking at one another. The man on the left, the aviator, explorer, and United States naval officer Richard E. Byrd, is wearing an overcoat and visor cap. The man on the right is wearing a hat, overcoat, and tie. The text “Com. Byrd” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. See related image Nos. 371N0390 and 371N3646.

Portrait of a man, the aviator, explorer, and United States naval officer Richard E. Byrd, wearing an overcoat and a visor cap. The text “Comander Byrd [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. See related image Nos. 371N0389 and 371N3646.

Portrait of pilot Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly seated in the open cockpit of a plane and looking back over his shoulder. He is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles.

Portrait of a smiling man, Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly, wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles. The name “Okley [sic] G. Kelly” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of two smiling men, Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly (left) and Eddie Rickenbacker, standing near an Army Air Service plane. See related image Nos. 371N2112, 371N2113, 371N2114, 371N2115, and 371N6087.

Photograph showing two unidentified boys, an unidentified person dressed as Santa Claus, and pilot Gordon Mounce, all standing next to an airplane. The person in the Santa suit is kneeling in front of the two boys and is holding a bag in one hand and a doll in the other. The boys are dressed in uniforms. On the side of the plane are the words “Hill Aeronautical School / Portland, Oregon.” See related image No. 371N5535.

Portrait of pilot Gordon Mounce standing next to a biplane with the words “Hill Aeronautical School / Portland, Oregon” on the side. See related image No. 371N5534.

Photograph showing two unidentified men standing in snow next to a Rasmussen Meadows company airplane. The man on the left, who may be pilot Les Meadows, is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, breeches, and boots. The man on the right, possibly from the Cascade Ski Club, is on skis and is holding ski poles. See related image Nos. 371N5553 and 371N5554.

Portrait of a woman and man standing next to a biplane with the words “Rankin School of Flying” on the side. Both are wearing aviator caps and goggles. The two people are unidentified but may be Ann Bohrer, who took lessons at the Rankin school, and pilot Dick Rankin. See related image No. 371N6190.

Photograph of pilot Tex Rankin and an unidentified man standing next to an airplane with the words “Rankin School of Flying / Portland, Ore.” on the side. On the nose of the plane are words that are probably “ ‘Queen of the Cascades.’ ” See related image No. 371N6226. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portrait of a woman sitting in the cockpit of an airplane. She is wearing an aviator cap and goggles. The name “Ruth Alexander” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of a man wearing an aviator’s cap, goggles, and a collared shirt. The name “Sydnor Hall” and the number 3 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N6104.

Portrait of brothers Dudley Rankin (left), Tex Rankin (center), and Dick Rankin, all pilots, standing in front of an airplane. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Portrait of pilot Tex Rankin standing in front of an airplane named “Queen of the Cascades.” See related image No. 371N5595.

Head and shoulders portrait, taken outdoors, of pilot F. V. Tompkins facing slightly left and looking toward the front. The photograph was taken in June 1928 at Portland’s second annual air circus. The name “F. V. Tompkins” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N2516 and image Nos. 371N1902 and 371N5952, also taken at the event.

Photograph showing the aviator, explorer, and United States Navy officer Richard E. Byrd with pilot Dorothy Hester. They are standing side by side. Byrd is wearing a visor cap and an overcoat; Hester is wearing a hat, overcoat, collared shirt, and sweater. See related image Nos. 371N0389 and 371N0390.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front. He is wearing a jacket, a collared shirt, a tie, and an aviator’s cap with headphones attached. On the pocket of his jacket is a pin in the shape of wings. The name “Householder” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 374N0273.

Portrait of a man seated in the cockpit of an airplane. He is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles. A name that appears to be “Les Medowes” is written on the negative and is partially visible on the left side of the image, but is likely a misspelling. The man is probably pilot Les Meadows.

Photograph showing an unidentified man standing on an airplane strut and holding a square canister. He is pouring the contents of the canister into a round canister sitting on the plane’s wing. The man is wearing a jumpsuit and an aviator’s cap and goggles. He may be pilot James Rinehart.

Photograph showing an unidentified photographer, possibly Webfoot Weekly photographer Jesse Sill, filming Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly (left) and Eddie Rickenbacker (right) as they stand next to an Army Air Service plane. See related image Nos. 371N2111, 371N2112, 371N2113, 371N2114, and 371N2115. Image note: Damaged negative.

Portrait of a man looking toward the left. He is wearing a collared shirt and an aviator’s cap and goggles. The number 4 and the name “Sydnor Hall” are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N5903.

Photograph showing pilot Tex Rankin (right) and an unidentified man standing next to an airplane. Both men are looking toward the left and are wearing overcoats and hats.

Photograph showing three men standing in a row next to an airplane. The man in the center is pilot Tex Rankin; the other two men are unidentified. All three are wearing aviator caps and goggles. Also see image Nos. 371N6145 and 371N6146.

Photograph showing pilot Martin Jensen wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles and facing to the left. At far left is an unidentified man in a United States military uniform. An airplane wing and a crowd of people are visible in the background. The name “Martin Jensen” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portrait of a smiling man, Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly, commander of the 321st Observation Squadron at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington. He is near a hangar at Pearson and is wearing a fur-trimmed coat and an aviator cap and goggles. The text “Kelly” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of pilot James Rinehart carrying an airplane propeller over his shoulder. He is wearing a jacket, breeches, and boots. The name “Rhinehardt [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N6185.

Photograph showing two men, Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly (left) and Eddie Rickenbacker, standing next to an Army Air Service plane and speaking to one another. See related image Nos. 371N2111, 371N2113, 371N2114, 371N2115, and 371N6087.