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 Summary

This collection consists of 11 digital images scanned from black and white photographs taken by Laura W. Heermance during a trip to Europe in Spring 1937. Heermance, an enthusiastic student pilot, took these photographs of aircraft in France at Le Bourget Airport in Paris and at the Aéro-Club de la Riviéra near Nice.

 Biographical / Historical

During the Spring of 1937, Laura W. Heermance and Louise Tallman of Connecticut (USA) were taken to Europe by their aunt. They were loaned a 35 mm Leica camera with black and white film and Ms Heermance, an enthusiastic student pilot, took photographs of aircraft in France at Le Bourget Airport in Paris and at the Aéro-Club de la Riviéra near Nice.

 Identifier

NASM.2005.0022

Creator

Heermance, Laura W., 1916-1960

Date

bulk Spring 1937

Provenance

Louise H. Tallman, gift, 2005, NASM.2005.0022

Extent

187 Megabytes (11 digital image files (scans from 3 x 4.5 inch black and white print photographs))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of digital image scans of eleven photographs taken by Laura W. Heermance (1916-1960) in France during the Spring of 1937. The photographs were shot Le Bourget Airport in Paris and at the Aéro-Club de la Riviéra near Nice. The scans were created from original 3 x 4.5 inch black and white print photographs (enlargements from 35mm black and white negatives taken with a Leica camera) loaned by the donor (the photographer's sister) in 2005 for copying by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives. Views taken at Le Bourget show airliners from Imperial Airways (UK), Air France, SABENA (Belgium), and KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) (Netherlands) and include the Short L.17 "Scylla" (r/n G-ACJJ), Lockheed Model 10-A Electra (r/n G-AEPR), Handley Page H.P.42E Hannibal "Hanno" (r/n G-AAUD), Douglas DC-2 "Kwak" (r/n PH-AKQ), Percival Gull Six (r/n F-AQNA), a Savoia-Marchetti S.73, a de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, and several Potez 62. Aircraft seen at or near the Aéro-Club de la Riviéra include de Havilland D.H.80A Puss Moth (r/n G-ABNC), Caudron C. 400 Phalène (Moth) (r/n F-APMV), Caudron C.232 (r/n F-AJZL), Potez 600 T2 Sauterelle (Grasshopper) (r/n F-AOBM), and Caudron C.272-4 Luciole (r/n F-APEN).

Arrangement note

The images are grouped into two sets by location and appear in NASM Archives image number order.

Rights

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Citation

French Aviation Photography Collection, NASM.2005.0022, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airlines

Short L.17 Scylla

Handley Page H.P. 42E Hannibal

Potez 62

Douglas DC-2

Sabena Savoia-Marchetti S.73

Percival Gull Six

de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide

Caudron C.272 Luciole (Firefly)

Caudron C.400 Phalene (Moth)

Caudron C.232

de Havilland D.H.80A Puss Moth

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Megabytes