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This collection consists of photographs taken by Ada Wandling of aviation activity in Alaska during the 1920s.

Identifier

NASM.2019.0056

Creator

Wandling, Ada

Date

Circa 1924-1930

Provenance

Barbara Jones, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0056

Extent

0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs taken by Ada Wandling of aviation activity in Alaska during the 1920s. There are both negatives and prints, and there are some duplicates. There are five black and white negatives and two black and white prints, each measuring approximately 3.5 by 6 inches, of five different images of the Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) aircraft taken in Seward, Alaska in 1924. There are also seven black and white prints of three different images, measuring approximately 3 by 1.75 inches each, of a Travel Air Model BW (Model 4000) (J-4 Whirlwind) that has crash landed in Alaska. It is possibly the Travel Air Model BW Anchorage No. 2 flown by Russel Hyde Merrill for Anchorage Air Transport, Incorporated. The collection also contains a 3 by 1.75 inch black and white negative showing a Western Air Express Boeing Model 204 on the water in an unknown location.

Arrangement note

Collection is in original order.

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.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Alaska Aviation Photographs [Wandling], NASM.2019.0056, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Airplanes
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC)

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials