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The Weldon B. Cooke Collection consists of newspaper articles and photographs relating to Cooke and the various aircraft he built or flew, including the Diamond, Wiseman-Cook, Sandusky Tractor, and Aeromaid aircraft. There are also severala few broadsides from events Cooke participated in, along with a program and ticket from the "3rd International Aviation Meet, 1912."

Identifier

NASM.1998.0001

Creator

Cooke, Weldon B., 1884-1914

Date

1911-1948

bulk 1911-1914

Provenance

Almarose Cooke Worden, gift, 1997, 1998-0001.

Extent

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of newspaper articles and photographs relating to Cooke and the various aircraft he built or flew, including the Diamond, Wiseman-Cook, Sandusky Tractor, and Aeromaid aircraft. There are also a few broadsides from events Cooke participated in, along with a program and ticket from the "3rd International Aviation Meet, 1912." 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.

Arrangement note

The Weldon B. Cooke Collection is arranged by content type.

Rights

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Restrictions

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Citation

Weldon B. Cooke Collection, Acc. 1998.0001, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Diamond mines and mining

Cooke Aircraft Family

Aeronautics

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions

Air mail service

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Christofferson Aircraft Family

Wiseman-Peters #2 Biplane

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Publications

Photographs