Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit standing next to a Pacific Air Transport air-mail plane. This plane may be the same one shown in image No. 371N6006.

Photograph of a crowd gathered around a Pacific Air Transport biplane near a hangar, possibly at Swan Island airport in Portland. An unidentified person is climbing onto the plane’s wing. The words “U. S. Mail” and the number “C 5390” are visible on the plane’s tail. In the background is a second airplane. A mark that may be the number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5954.

Photograph of an unidentified man using a long crank to open or close the luggage compartment in the wing of a Pacific Air Transport plane. Two other men are watching in the background. The number “NC 431 H” is visible on the plane’s tail.

Photograph of two men in a Waco airplane, looking at a third man who is standing next to the plane. On the side of the plane are the words “Rankin School of Flying.” The Rankin School operated in Portland. The men are unidentified.

Photograph of three men in aviator caps and goggles standing next to a Waco airplane, possibly one belonging to the Rankin School of Flying in Portland. The men are unidentified; the man on the right may be pilot Dick Rankin. Also see image No. 371N6015. This image may be related to image Nos. 371N6010 and 371N6011.

Photograph of three men in aviator caps and goggles standing next to a Waco airplane, possibly one belonging to the Rankin School of Flying in Portland. The men are unidentified; the man on the right may be pilot Dick Rankin. Also see image No. 371N6013. This image may be related to image Nos. 371N6010 and 371N6011.

Photograph showing pilot Dick Rankin crouched on the catwalk affixed next to the engine of a Stinson Detroiter monoplane, the On-To-Oregon, at the Rankin School of Flying in Portland. The photograph was taken on Friday, August 15, 1930, during preparations for an attempt by brothers Tex Rankin, Dick Rankin, and Dud Rankin to set an endurance flying record. The first attempt on August 17 was one of four unsuccessful tries the Rankins made that month. A cropped version of this photograph was one of four, including image Nos. 371N6128 and 371N6024, that was published on Page 3 of the August 15, 1930, edition of the Oregon Journal. The photographs were published under the headline “Almost Ready to Go Up and Stay Up.” They accompanied an article titled “Rankins Plan to Take Off Sunday.” This photograph had the following caption information: “Dick Rankin tries out the catwalk on which he and his brother will reach the motor while the flight is on.” Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6051, 371N6060, 371N6063, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph of unidentified mechanics preparing a Stinson Detroiter monoplane, the On-To-Oregon, for an attempt by brothers Tex Rankin, Dick Rankin, and Dud Rankin to set an endurance flying record. The photograph was taken on Friday, August 15, 1930, at the Rankin School of Flying in Portland. The Rankins made four unsuccessful attempts to break the endurance record in August 1930. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image Nos. 371N6022 and 371N6128, was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on August 15, 1930. The photographs were published under the headline “Almost Ready to Go Up and Stay Up.” They accompanied a story titled “Rankins Plan to Take Off Sunday.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mechanics working on the 300 horsepower Wasp motor.” Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6025, 371N6051, 371N6060, 371N6063, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234. Image note: Damaged negative.

Photograph showing an unidentified man standing next to an airplane and resting one hand on the nose, just behind the propeller.

Photograph showing an unidentified girl standing next to a Rasmussen Air Service plane and peering down into the cockpit.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing two unidentified people seated in a Varney Air Lines United States Air Mail plane. Both are wearing aviator caps and goggles. Image note: Negative damage at lower left.

Photograph showing a side view of a Russian airplane, Land of the Soviets, at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington. Spectators are visible in the background. The plane and crew were on a trip from Moscow to New York. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 19, 1928, the day the picture was taken. The photograph was published under the headline “ ‘Ship’ Takes Off For Another Hop on World Flight.” It had the following caption: “ ‘The Land of the Soviets,’ huge airplane that spent the night at Pearson Field, Vancouver barracks, after being forced down by mechanical trouble en route from Seattle to San Francisco, hopped off again at 8:45 this morning, and at 11:28 was reported over Medford on its way to the Bay cities.” The photograph accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the plane and crew, as well as a second story on Page 2, titled “Russian Sees Airplane Lane Over Pacific.” The Journal listed the people aboard the plane as: pilot Commander S. A. Shestakov; pilot Philip E. Bolotov; navigator Boris E. Sterligov; mechanic Dmitry A. Fufaev; and Andrew W. Petroff, vice president of the Amtorg Trading corporation, which sponsored the flight. See related image Nos. 371N5537, 371N6031, 371N6031A, and 371N6158. Image note: Negative damage at upper left.

Photograph showing a side view of a Russian airplane, Land of the Soviets, at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, on Saturday, October 19, 1928. On the side of the plane is the number URSS-300. The plane developed mechanical trouble shortly after reaching Portland on Friday, October 18, 1928, during a trip from Moscow to New York. The crew landed it at Pearson Field for repairs and resumed the trip the next morning. In a story about the plane and crew published in the October 19 edition, the Oregon Journal listed the people aboard the plane as: pilot Commander S. A. Shestakov; pilot Philip E. Bolotov; navigator Boris E. Sterligov; mechanic Dmitry A. Fufaev; and Andrew W. Petroff, vice president of the Amtorg Trading corporation, which sponsored the flight. See related image Nos. 371N5537, 371N6030, 371N6031A, and 371N6158.

Photograph showing a twin-engine airplane on the ground at an airfield. At left is an unidentified person. See related images 371N6034 and 371N6037. Image note: Damaged negative.

Photograph, taken from the front, of a twin-engine airplane on the ground at an airfield. A crowd of spectators is partially visible in the background. The number 8 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. See related images 371N6033 and 371N6037. Image note: Negative damage in upper right.

Photograph showing a small crowd of people gathered around a parked airplane. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a parked Consolidated Aircraft Fleetster monoplane.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a twin-engine airplane on the ground at an airfield. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. See related images 371N6033 and 371N6034. Image note: Negative damage at lower left.

Photograph, taken from the rear, of an unidentified airplane in midair.

Photograph showing an airplane in midair above an airfield, possibly Swan Island airport in Portland.

Photograph showing five airplanes flying in a V formation. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing five airplanes flying in a V formation.

Photograph showing five airplanes flying in a V formation.

Photograph showing fifteen airplanes flying in rows of three. The number 4 is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Damaged negative.

Photograph showing thirty airplanes flying in a loose formation. The number 3 is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of three unidentified men standing next to a parked airplane. The man on the left is wearing a jumpsuit; the man at center is wearing an overcoat and trousers; and the man at right is wearing a jacket, breeches, and boots. All three are wearing aviator caps. See related image No. 371N5442.

Photograph showing three men standing next to an airplane. All three are wearing heavy flight clothing, aviator caps, and goggles. The man on the right is holding a piece of equipment. The man at center is pilot Tex Rankin; the other two men are unidentified.

Portrait of seven unidentified men next to a parked airplane in a field. Six of the men are standing in a row, and the seventh is behind them, standing on one of the plane’s tires or struts with his hands on the shoulders of the third man from right. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.