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| 1 | Scrapbook # 1 | Moisant Aviation School Clippings [s-65A]
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Dates: February 1911 - January 1913 |
Condition: HANDLE VERY CAREFULLY. rot, canvas cover torn. Paper--brittle. deteriorating. The scrapbook appears due to general use. |
Medium: Newspaper clippings. |
General Topics: Activities of the Moisant Aviation School between 1911-1913. Male and female aviators such as Harriet Quimby are mentioned. |
| 2 | Scrapbook # 2 | Moisant Aviators Clippings [S-65B]
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Dates: November 1910-March 1912. |
Condition: HANDLE VERY CAREFULLY. Cover-leather edges have red rot. Paper-very brittle. Newspaper Clippings-deteriorating. The scrapbook appears to have water damage. There is evidence of past mold activity (inactive at present). There are also insect casings on one corner (inactive at present). Damage due to general use. |
Medium: Newspaper clippings. |
General Topics: Activities (mostly air/meet shows) of the Moisant Aviators both nationally and internationally from 1910-1912. The scrapbook has subject headings which are listed below (please note that these headings are not inclusive of the topics found in the scrapbooks-headings were made by the creator of the scrapbooks): Richmond, VA, November 1910 Chattanooga, TN, November/December 1910 Memphis, TN, November/December 1910 Tupelo, MS, December 1910 New Orleans, LA, December 1910 Dallas, TX, December 1910 and January 1911 Fort Worth, TX, January 1911 Oklahoma City, OK January 1911 Waco, TX January 1911 Temple, TX, January 1911 Houston, TX, November 1910 and January 1911 San Antonio, TX, January/February 1911 El Paso, TX, January/February 1911 Monterrey, Mexico, February/March 1911 Mexico City, Mexico, February/March 1911 Havana, Cuba, March 1911 Hutchison, KS, March/April 1911 Pueblo, CO, March/April 1911 Denver, CO, April 1911 Newton, KS, April 1911 St. Joseph, MO, April 1911 Omaha. NB, April/May 1911 Des Moines, IA, May/June 1911 Ottumwa, IA, June 1911 Davenport, IA, June 1911 Galesburg, IL, June 1911 Detroit, MI, May/June 1911 |
The scrapbook also contains information about other aviators, such as Harriet Quimby. |
| 3 | Scrapbook # 3 | Publicity Stories [S-65C]
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Dates: November 1911-September 1911 |
Condition: HANDLE VERY CAREFULLY. Cover-leather edges have red rot. Paper-very brittle. Newspaper Clippings-deteriorating The Scrapbook appears to have water damage. There is evidence of past mold activity (inactive at present). Damage due to general use. |
Medium: Newspaper Clippings, Letters. |
General Topics: Press releases about the activities of the Moisant aviators. Also contains basic handbook of the Moisant School of Aviation, Hempstead Plains Aviation Company, March 1911. |