Photograph showing a biplane with damaged wings lying in a field. On the plane’s tail is the number “C 7608.” See related image Nos. 371N6193 and 371N6214.

Photograph showing the damaged wings of an airplane lying in a field. See related image Nos. 371N6192 and 371N6214.

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 four unidentified men posing with a biplane. Two men are standing in front of the plane on either side of the propeller. The other two men, both wearing parachutes, are standing on the plane’s lower wings.

Photograph showing an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. The number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. See related image Nos.371N3110, 371N3111, 371N3112, and 371N3113.

Photograph showing a group of people with a Shell airplane parked in a field near a building that may be a hangar. Three men are looking inside the plane, while others are gathered near the tail. On the tail is the number “NC128W.”

Aerial photograph showing a Shell Oil monoplane transferring fuel to a Stinson monoplane, the On-To-Oregon, over the Portland area on Saturday, August 16, 1930. A person, probably Dick Rankin, is waving from the top of the On-To-Oregon. The Shell plane was flown by W. G. Fletcher and the On-To-Oregon was flown by Tex Rankin. The aerial refueling was a test run before the first of four unsuccessful attempts by Tex Rankin and his brothers, Dick and Dud Rankin, to set an endurance flying record that month. A cropped and partially masked version of this photograph appears to have been published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 17, 1930. The photograph was published under the headline “Three Times Daily—For How Long?” It had the following caption: “Air picture taken by Roy Norr, Journal staff photographer, of the refueling rehearsal act Saturday between a Shell Oil plane and the On-to-Oregon endurance plane of the Rankin brothers. They expect to do this three times a day on the flight, which is scheduled to start at 10 o’clock this morning.” The photograph accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the refueling test and and plans for the endurance flight. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234. Image note: Damaged negative.

Photograph showing two monoplanes parked on sandy ground. Words that are probably “Rankin School” are partially visible on the plane in the back. The plane in the front is a Monocoupe, possibly the same aircraft shown in image No. 371N6201.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a Monocoupe airplane parked on sandy ground. It may be the same plane shown in image No. 371N6200.

Aerial photograph showing an unidentified person seated on the top wing of a biplane in flight. On the side of the plane are the words “Rankin School of Flying.” A river is visible in the background.

Aerial photograph showing an unidentified person on a ladder suspended from a biplane in flight. On the side of the plane are words that are probably “Rankin School of Flying.” A river is visible in the background. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N6202.

Aerial photograph showing an unidentified person standing on one of the lower wings of a biplane in flight over an urban area. A crowd is visible in the lower left corner of the image. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N6217 and 371N6219.

Aerial photograph showing a wing walker seated on the top wing of a biplane in flight. A river is visible in the background. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph showing a Stinson monoplane, the On-to-Oregon, taking off in Portland on Sunday, August 17, 1930. What appears to be a reversed and cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N6051, was published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on Monday, August 18, 1930. The photographs were published under the headline “When Rankins Took Off on Attempt at Record.” The photograph had the following caption: “Speeding off the ground at Rankin field Sunday afternoon, the three Rankin brothers and their On-to-Oregon plane aimed for the blue and for a world’s refueling endurance record.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the unsuccessful attempt by brothers Tex Rankin, Dick Rankin, and Dudley Rankin to break the endurance flying record. The attempt begun on August 17 was one of four tries, all unsuccessful, that the Rankins made that month. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234. Image note: Damaged negative. Image note: Negative damage at upper right.

Photograph showing a Stinson monoplane, the On-to-Oregon, taking off. The photograph was probably taken in August 1930 at Rankin airfield in Portland during one of four attempts that month by brothers Tex Rankin, Dick Rankin, and Dud Rankin 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, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph of a biplane on the ground at an airfield. On the plane’s tail and upper wing is the number “C-746E.” Also see image No. 371N6216.

Photograph showing an airplane in a field. On the plane’s tail is the number “NC-8468.” To the right of the plane is an unidentified man using binoculars. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N6148.

Photograph showing a group of people and a dog gathered near an airplane in a field. Part of the plane’s number, “8468,” is visible on the underside of the wing.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing two people seated in a biplane. The plane is on the ground with its propeller running. On the side of the plane are the words “Tex Rankin, pilot / Ray Bartley, Mechanic,” and a large number 13. On the plane’s tail is the number “R 21M.” The number 8 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing a biplane with damaged wings lying in a field. See related image Nos. 371N6192 and 371N6193.

Photograph showing a biplane in a field. A number, probably 84, is partially visible on the side of the plane. A mark that could be either an “X” or the number 8 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of a biplane on the ground at an airfield. On the plane’s tail and upper wing is the number “C-746E.” Also see image No. 371N6208.

Photograph showing an unidentified person kneeling on the upper wing of a biplane in flight above a river. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N6204 and 371N6219. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing an overturned Student Prince airplane lying on top of a Breese monoplane, the City of Portland, at the Swan Island airport in Portland after a windstorm on the night of Wednesday, February 19, and early morning of Thursday, February 20, 1930. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two images published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on February 20 under the headline “The Wind’s Idea of a Good Time.” The photograph had the following caption: “The ‘bit of a blow’ which Portland had this morning, in addition to causing much hat chasing, did some actual damage. At Swan island airport it inspired a Student Prince plane to fly without a pilot, with the result shown in the top photograph—the Student Prince upside down the back of a Breese plane and the two leaning against a third ship.” The photograph accompanied an article about the storm, titled “Wind and Rain Wallop City; Poles Broken.” Also see image Nos. 371N5958, 371N5959, 371N5960, and 371N5961.

Photograph of an unidentified person standing on one of the lower wings of a biplane in flight above an urban area. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N6204 and 371N6217.

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 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.