Marx Brothers, posing on steps to airplane
- 372A0377
- Item
- 1933 - 1941
Photograph of three of the Marx Brothers posing on the steps to the door of a United Air Lines plane, probably at Swan Island airport in Portland.
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Marx Brothers, posing on steps to airplane
Photograph of three of the Marx Brothers posing on the steps to the door of a United Air Lines plane, probably at Swan Island airport in Portland.
Eleanor Roosevelt and daughter Anna Roosevelt Boettiger at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, at Swan Island airport in Portland on April 30, 1937. The first lady is holding a bouquet of roses. Eleanor Roosevelt, her daughter, and her son-in-law, John Boettiger, stopped briefly in Portland while en route to Seattle.
Unidentified man fueling monoplane at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing an unidentified man standing on top of a monoplane and holding a fuel hose leading from a Signal tanker truck at left. The photograph was taken at Swan Island airport in Portland. See related image Nos. 372A1311 and 372A1313.
Row of airplanes and fuel truck at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing a Signal fuel truck and a row of five parked airplanes at Swan Island airport in Portland. The Kerr Gifford elevator is visible in the background at left.
Unidentified man fueling monoplane at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing an unidentified man standing on top of a monoplane and holding a fuel hose leading from a Signal tanker truck at right. A second unidentified man is standing next to the open rear doors of the truck and resting one hand on the hose. The photograph was taken at Swan Island airport in Portland. See related image Nos. 372A1311 and 372A1312. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Frank M. Hawks’ airplane at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing pilot Frank M. Hawks’ monoplane at Swan Island airport in Portland on November 28, 1931. On the nose of the plane are the words “TEXACO NO. 13.” The photograph was taken as Hawks arrived for a brief visit to Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal’s city edition on Sunday, November 29, 1931. The photographs were published under the headline “Three Hours From San Francisco.” They had the caption: “Captain Frank M. Hawks said his exact time from San Francisco to Portland Saturday was three hours and five minutes. But at that, he wasn’t trying for speed—just jogging along.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “The noted flier’s noted plane, Texaco No. 13, as it rolled to a stop on Swan Island.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about Hawks. Also see image Nos. 374N0278 and 374N0299, which were published with this photograph, and image No. 374N0300.
Pilots Frank M. Hawks, Dorothy Hester, and Tex Rankin at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing (from left) pilots Frank M. Hawks, Dorothy Hester, and Tex Rankin next to Hawks’ airplane at Swan Island airport in Portland. The photograph was taken on Saturday, November 28, 1931, after Hawks flew from San Francisco for a brief stay in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal’s city edition on Sunday, November 29, 1931. The photographs were published under the headline “Three Hours From San Francisco.” They had the caption: “Captain Frank M. Hawks said his exact time from San Francisco to Portland Saturday was three hours and five minutes. But at that, he wasn’t trying for speed—just jogging along.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Three famous fliers get together (from left), Hawks, Dorothy Hester, and Tex Rankin.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about Hawks. Also see image Nos. 374N0276 and 374N0299, which were published with this photograph, and image No. 374N0300.
Crowd at Swan Island airport terminal, Portland
Photograph showing a crowd of people lining the balcony at the Swan Island airport terminal in Portland. The number is 9 written on negative.
Pilots Frank M. Hawks and Tex Rankin shaking hands at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing pilot Frank M. Hawks smiling as he shakes hands with pilot Tex Rankin at Swan Island airport in Portland on Saturday, November 28, 1931. In the background is Hawks’ plane. The photograph was taken after Hawks arrived from San Francisco for a brief stay in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal’s city edition on Sunday, November 29, 1931. The photographs were published under the headline “Three Hours From San Francisco.” They had the caption: “Captain Frank M. Hawks said his exact time from San Francisco to Portland Saturday was three hours and five minutes. But at that, he wasn’t trying for speed—just jogging along.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Hawks and his big smile.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about Hawks. Also see image Nos. 374N0276 and 374N0278, which were published with this photograph, and image No. 374N0300.
Pilots Frank M. Hawks and Tex Rankin at Swan Island airport, Portland
Photograph showing pilot Frank M. Hawks and pilot Tex Rankin standing next to Hawks’ plane at Swan Island airport in Portland on Saturday, November 28, 1931. The photograph was taken after Hawks arrived from San Francisco for a brief stay in Portland. A story about Hawks and three related photographs, image Nos. 374N0276, 374N0278, and 374N0299, were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 29, 1931.