Photograph of a photograph. The original picture is a head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie. He is facing front and looking to the left. Crop marks have been drawn on the picture. The name “Ayres, Lt. V. V. [sic]” is written on the negative sleeve.
Half-length portrait of a smiling man standing next to an airplane and facing front. He is wearing aviator goggles and a flight jacket. The name “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0237, 376G0238, 376G0239, and 376G0240. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Half-length portrait of a man leaning against an airplane and facing to the right. He is wearing aviator goggles and a flight jacket. The name “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0236, 376G0238, 376G0239, and 376G0240.
Half-length portrait of two men standing next to an airplane, both wearing aviator goggles and flight jackets. The name “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. Crawford is the man at left; the man at right is unidentified. See related image Nos. 376G0236, 376G0237, 376G0239, and 376G0240.
Photograph of a photograph. The original picture is a three-quarters portrait of Lt. Alexander Pearson standing next to a Curtiss R-8 airplane. He is wearing a flight suit, smiling, and facing front with his hands on his hips. In the upper right corner of the original picture is the number “01447.” Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, was named for Pearson in May 1925, after his death in an aircraft accident in September 1924.
Full-length portrait of an unidentified aviator leaning against a biplane. He is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a flight jacket, breeches, and boots. The plane is one of the Curtiss JN series, known as the “Jenny.” The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0118, 376G0119, 376G0120, and 376G0121.
Photograph of a photograph. The original picture is a head and shoulders portrait of Lt. Alexander Pearson facing slightly left and wearing a United States Army uniform. Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, was named for Pearson, a pilot, in May 1925, after his death in an aircraft accident in September 1924. The text “Pearson, Alexander” is written on the negative sleeve.
Portrait of two unidentified aviators with a biplane. The man on the right is sitting in the plane’s rear seat and is wearing a flight jacket and an aviator cap and goggles. The man on the left is standing next to the plane with one hand on his hip and is wearing a flight jacket, balaclava, and aviator cap and goggles. The plane is one of the Curtiss JN series, known as the “Jenny.” The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0117, 376G0119, 376G0120, and 376G0121.
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.
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.