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Begun in 1920, the National Air Races were an annual, week-long event including formation flying, parachute drops, aerobatic displays, and races. The event included two privately sponsored, closed-circuit speed races: the Pulitzer Trophy race held from 1920 to 1925 and the Thompson Trophy race held from 1930 to 1939. Along with other competitions, the National Air Races fostered the development of aircraft in the 1920s and 1930s but ended during World War II. This collection consists of three unbound scrapbooks with newspaper clippings related to races in Chicago, Cleveland, and Los Angeles between 1928 and 1933.
Begun in 1920, the National Air Races were an annual, week-long event including formation flying, parachute drops, aerobatic displays, and races. The event included two privately sponsored, closed-circuit speed races: the Pulitzer Trophy race held from 1920 to 1925 and the Thompson Trophy race held from 1930 to 1939. Along with other competitions, the National Air Races fostered the development of aircraft in the 1920s and 1930s but ended during World War II.
NASM.XXXX.0845
bulk 1928-1933
Unknown, found in collection, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0845.
0.24 Cubic feet (1 box)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three 9 x 11.5 inch unbound scrapbooks of between 10 and 24 pages each. The three books are labeled as follows: "National Air Races (Cleveland) 1929-1932;" "National Air Races (Los Angeles) 1928-1933;" "National Air Races (Chicago) 1930-1933." Each scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to the relevant National Air Races. There is also a full photocopy of the Cleveland scrapbook. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects. The vendor digitally removed all articles from the New York Times.
The scrapbooks are arranged alphabetically by city.
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National Air Races Scrapbooks, Acc. NASM.XXXX.845, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Parachuting
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Airplane racing
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks