Aircraft Photographs Stead
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Identifier
NASM.1997.0012
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 77 copy prints of Luftwaffe and American World War II aircraft, including: Dornier Do 17; Heinkel He 111; Focke-Wulf FW 200; Junkers Ju 88; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress; Martin B-26 Marauder; Northrop P-61A Black Widow; Douglas A-20 Havoc; and Consolidated B-24 Liberator. There are also a large number of nose art images. The Boeing B-17 aircraft pictured are Eighth Air Force; some Ninth Air Force aircraft are also included.
An additional seven copy prints were added in the Fall of 1997: five of the images were of the Travel Air 2000, and two of the images were of the de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4. The donor also donated several copies of color advertisements for the Northrop P-61.
Genre/Form
Photographic prints
Date
bulk 1940-1949
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Provenance
Robert Stead, Gift, 1997
Topic
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Aeronautics
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
Martin B-26 Marauder Family
Douglas A-20 Havoc Family
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4
Travel Air 2000
Dornier Do 17 Family
Heinkel He 111 Family
Northrop P-61A Black Widow
Extent
0.45 Cubic feet ((1 box))
Citation
Aircraft Photographs [Stead], Accession 1997-0012, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
