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Victor Vernon was an aviation pioneer, flight instructor, U. S. Navy aviator, and airline executive. This collection consists of three scrapbooks that chronicle Vernon's aviation career.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0221
Creator
Vernon, Victor
Date
1903-1948
bulk 1915-1920
Provenance
Victor Vernon, Gift, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0221.
Extent
0.71 Cubic feet (2 flatboxes)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three scrapbooks that chronicle Victor Vernon's aviation career and include numerous photographs, with an emphasis on Curtiss flying boats, the Curtiss Model H America, the Curtiss rebuilt Langley Aerodrome, and Curtiss tractor type aircraft. Besides the photographs, the scrapbooks contain many newspaper clippings covering Vernon's involvement with Curtiss, and his association with the Oregon-Washington-Idaho Airplane Company, as well as correspondence with William (Billy) Mitchel, Glenn Curtiss, and C.R. Smith. Miscellaneous items include route charts, correspondence, and photographs relating to Colonial Airlines and American Airlines, photographs of Bert Acosta and Vernon's naval aviator certificates. There is also material relating to Vernon's hydroaeroplane.
Arrangement note
Scrapbooks are in original order, additional material is arranged by type.
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
Victor Vernon Scrapbooks, NASM.XXXX.0221, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Air pilots
Aeronautics, Military
Aircraft industry
Airlines
Flight training
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics
Curtiss Model H "America" (H-1)
Langley Aerodrome A, Curtiss 1914 Rebuild
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Correspondence