Photograph showing three men standing in a row next to an airplane. The man in the center is pilot Tex Rankin; the other two men are unidentified. All three are wearing aviator caps and goggles. Also see image Nos. 371N6145 and 371N6146.

Photograph, taken on September 22, 1928, showing pilot Tex Rankin standing in the back seat of his plane after his return to Portland from an air race. Gathered with him are his family, Carol Mangold of Portland, and Mangold’s pet cat. A month earlier, Mangold had loaned her black cat to Rankin to take with him on the race from New York to Los Angeles. The cat was one of two “jinxes” Rankin deliberately adopted for the race; the other was to enter his plane under the number 13. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N5922 were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on September 23, 1928. The photographs were published under the headline “Tex and Alba Get Back From Air Race.” This photograph had the following caption: “Tex Rankin was overwhelmed by the Rankin family and his jinxless black cat, Alba Barba, was clutched in the arms of 9-year-old Carol Mangold, her mistress, when they soared in from the national air races Saturday. Above are shown Rankin, Mrs. Rankin, the three Rankin youngsters, Carol and Alba Barba.” The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Rankin and Jinx Cat Back Home; Everybody Glad.” The Journal reported that Rankin had placed fifth in the race. See related image Nos. 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6141, and 377N0032. Also see the following images related to Rankin's departure for the race: Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222.

Photograph of a man, pilot W. H. Emery, wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, a collared shirt, and a bow tie. He is looking to the right. The text “W H Emery” and the number 7 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the photograph. Also see image No. 371N5900.

Photograph of Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly and Lieutenant William B. Clark with a monkey named Jocko at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, on Thursday, June 30, 1927. They are standing next to an Army Air Corps airplane. According to an article published on Page 6 of the Oregon Journal on July 1, 1927, Clark and Jocko rode with Kelly on his return flight from a trip east to greet aviator Charles Lindbergh. The monkey belonged to Kelly’s mother, the article reported. See related image No. 371N6152.

Photograph of a man standing near an airplane and facing to the left. He is wearing a collared shirt and an aviator’s cap and goggles. The text “Major G Eckerson” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N6102. Image note: Negative damage at lower right.

Photograph of a man wearing an aviator’s cap, a jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie. The text “Speed Holman” and the number 4 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of pilot Dick Rankin standing next to an airplane. The text “Dick Rankin” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing a smiling man, pilot James Rinehart, carrying an airplane propeller over one shoulder. The text “Rhinehardt [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N2104.

Portrait of a woman and man standing next to a biplane with the words “Rankin School of Flying” on the side. Both are wearing aviator caps and goggles. The two people are unidentified but may be Ann Bohrer, who took lessons at the Rankin school, and pilot Dick Rankin. See related image No. 371N5581.

Photograph of aviator Charles Lindbergh speaking to a person, probably Portland Mayor George L. Baker, on Swan Island after Lindbergh’s arrival in Portland in the Spirit of St. Louis on September 14, 1927. At right, partially out of the frame, is Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson.

Full-length portrait of a young woman, pilot Faye Carter, standing in front of an airplane with one hand on the propeller. She is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a calf-length jacket, and a jumpsuit. On the side of the plane, just below the cockpit window, are the words “ ‘Queen of the Cascades.’ “ A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 7 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 25, 1928, under the headline “Flies Alone.” The photograph had the caption “Miss Faye Carter,” and accompanied a story titled “Girl Makes Her First ‘Solo Hop.’ “ The story reported that Carter, 22, a student at the Rankin School of Flying in Portland, had made her first solo flight on the morning of April 25 over Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington.

Portrait of pilot Tex Rankin standing next to an airplane and holding a large bundle of newspapers in each arm. The paper on top of the bundle at left is the Sunday Oregonian.

Photograph showing pilot Tex Rankin (left) in the cockpit of an airplane. An unidentified man is standing next to the plane. He and Rankin are looking at a map of northwestern Oregon and western Washington that they have spread out on the plane’s fuselage. Also see image Nos. 371N6020 and 371N6118.

Photograph, taken on August 24, 1928, of pilot Tex Rankin (center), Carol Mangold of Portland (right), and an unidentified person, possibly Cy Larsen of the Line Material Company. They are standing next to Rankin’s airplane, the Rose O’Portland, and Rankin is holding Mangold’s pet cat, Alba Barba. Rankin borrowed the black cat to accompany him on a national air race from New York to Los Angeles. Alba Barba was one of two “jinxes” that Rankin deliberately adopted for the race; the other was to enter his plane under the number 13. On August 24, the day Rankin departed, the Oregon Journal published a Page 2 story about the pilot and the cat, titled “Rankin and His Jinxes Go East to Start Derby.” See related image Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, and 371N6222. Also see the following images related to Rankin's return from the race: 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6141, 371N6150, and 377N0032.

Photograph showing four men standing in a row next to a Stinson Detroiter monoplane named On-to-Oregon, possibly at Rankin field in Portland. From left are pilots Tex Rankin, Dud Rankin, Oakley G. Kelly, and Dick Rankin. Tex Rankin and Kelly are shaking hands. The photograph was probably taken in August 1930, when the Rankin brothers flew the On-to-Oregon in four attempts, all unsuccessful, to set an endurance flying record. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph, taken August 24, 1928, of pilot Tex Rankin holding a black cat that he borrowed from a Portland girl, Carol Mangold, to take with him on a national air race from New York to Los Angeles. The cat was one of two “jinxes” that Rankin deliberately adopted for the race; the other was to enter his plane under the number 13. On August 24, the day Rankin departed, the Oregon Journal published a Page 2 story about the pilot and the cat; the headline was “Rankin and His Jinxes Go East to Start Derby.” See related image Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, and 371N6220. Also see the following images related to Rankin's return from the race: 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6141, 371N6150, and 377N0032. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portrait of brothers Dudley Rankin (left), Tex Rankin (center), and Dick Rankin, all pilots, standing in front of an airplane. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Photograph of pilot Tex Rankin standing next to the nose of an airplane. On the side of the plane are the words “Rankin School of Flying.” On the plane’s tail is a number that could be either “C-4561” or “C-456I.” This photograph may be related to image No. 377N0137.

Portrait of pilot Tex Rankin standing in front of an airplane named “Queen of the Cascades.” See related image No. 371N5595.

Photograph showing four men standing in a row in front of an airplane. The second man from right, who is unidentified, has one hand on a tall, padded bag resting on the ground in front of him. The other three men are pilots and brothers Dud Rankin (left), Tex Rankin (second from left), and Dick Rankin (right). The photograph may have been taken at Rankin field in Portland in August 1930, and the plane in the background may be a Stinson Detroiter, the On-to-Oregon. The Rankin brothers flew the On-to-Oregon in four attempts, all unsuccessful, to set an endurance flying record in August 1930. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph showing two men standing outdoors next to an airplane, the On-to-Oregon, possibly at Rankin field in Portland. The man on the right is pilot Dick Rankin. The man on the left is unidentified. The photograph was probably taken in August 1930, when Rankin and his brothers, Tex Rankin and Dick Rankin, flew the On-to-Oregon in four unsuccessful attempts to set an endurance flying record. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph showing a man standing next to an airplane. Painted on the side of the plane is the text “O. / LA. / FRES.” Next to that are the words “EARLY FOG / OTHER’S / ALL CLEAR.” The man in the photograph is unidentified, but he may be pilot Dick Rankin. This photograph is probably related to image No. 371N6229. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Portrait of brothers (from left) Dick Rankin, Tex Rankin, and Dudley Rankin, all pilots, sitting on the catwalk attached to the nose of an airplane.

Photograph showing pilot Dorothy Hester standing in a field, looking upward and shading her eyes with one hand. Also see image Nos. 371N6057, 371N6058, and 371N6059. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Portrait of pilot Tex Rankin and an unidentified woman, each holding documents. See related image No. 371N6139.

Portrait of pilot Tex Rankin standing near the nose of an airplane. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N6225.

Full-length portrait of a smiling man and woman standing in front of a biplane in a hangar. The text “Mr + Mrs Crawford 6/18/35” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 18, 1935, under the headline “Descendant of State’s Great.” The photograph had the following caption: “Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawford at Portland airport ready to continue their honeymoon flight over the airways. Crawford is the grandson of two Oregon pioneers who voted to bring Oregon into the U. S.” The photograph accompanied a story, headlined “Operatic Air Pilot Zooms In For Visit,” about the Robert Crawford, a musician known as the “flying baritone.”

Three-quarters portrait of a seated man looking to the right. He is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles and a flight suit. The text “Capt. Frank Hawks” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.