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John P. Wood and F. H. Clewers

Portrait of two men wearing jackets and bow ties. The man on the right has a cigarette in his mouth. The text “John P. Woods [sic] - F. H. Clewers” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. The photograph may have been taken in mid-July 1928, when pilot John P. Wood and mechanic Frank Clewers arrived in Portland as part of the Ford national reliability air tour. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Chinese students and diplomat at Adcox aviation school, Portland

Full-length portrait showing ten men standing in a row outside the entrance to the Adcox Schools in Portland. A nearly identical photograph, image No. 371N5592, and image No. 371N5592 were published on Page 24 of the Oregon Journal home edition on January 10, 1930, under the headline “Future Aviation Heads for China.” The photographs had the following caption: “Seven Chinese youths have registered at Adcox Aviation school, No. 280 Union avenue north, in line with announcement that such groups will be trained there at the Chinese government’s expense.” The photograph nearly identical to this one had the following additional information: “They are shown with Chang Tien-chieou, delegate of China’s ministry of foreign affairs, who accompanied them here, and local welcomers. From left—Herbert Lung, Moy Gee, Moy Lee of Portland; Edward Wong, Delegate Chang, Ralph Chong, Don Wing Moy of Portland; Michael F. Tom, Bennie Choye and Willie Low.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Chinese Take Up Aviation Here.” See additional related image No. 371N3468.

L. B. Waltz being lifted into ambulance after arriving in Portland by plane for medical treatment

Photograph showing L. B. Waltz of Selah, Washington, lying on a stretcher as two unidentified attendants lift him into an ambulance. The photograph was taken at Rankin Field in Portland after Waltz arrived by airplane for medical treatment on March 28, 1928. That day, the Oregon Journal published a front-page story about Waltz’s flight and a related photograph, image No. 371N5966. The story, headlined “Patient Brought Here in Airplane,” reported that Waltz, a teacher, had been injured in a car wreck a week earlier and was flown from Yakima, Washington, to Portland by pilot Tex Rankin. See additional related image No. 371N5965. Image note: Photograph quality is poor due to deterioration of the negative.

L. B. Waltz arriving in Portland by plane for medical treatment

Photograph of an unidentified man settling L. B. Waltz on a stretcher on March 28, 1928, after Waltz arrived at Rankin Field in Portland by airplane for medical treatment. Standing next to the stretcher is an unidentified man holding a blanket, pillow, and hat. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal the day Waltz arrived. The photographs had the headline “Broken Leg Not Even Jarred.“ The photographs had the following caption: “L. B. Waltz, teacher at Selah, Wash., is brought here in Rankin plane for medical care after auto crash.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Upper photo shows injured man being taken from plane to ambulance.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Patient Brought Here In Airplane.” The story reported that Waltz had been injured a week earlier and was flown from Yakima, Washington, to Portland by pilot Tex Rankin. Also see image Nos. 371N5038 and 371N5965.

Chinese students and diplomat at Adcox aviation school, Portland

Full-length portrait showing ten men standing in a row outside the entrance to the Adcox Schools in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N5592 were published on Page 24 of the Oregon Journal home edition on January 10, 1930, under the headline “Future Aviation Heads for China.” The photographs had the following caption: “Seven Chinese youths have registered at Adcox Aviation school, No. 280 Union avenue north, in line with announcement that such groups will be trained there at the Chinese government’s expense.” This photograph had the following additional information: “They are shown with Chang Tien-chieou, delegate of China’s ministry of foreign affairs, who accompanied them here, and local welcomers. From left—Herbert Lung, Moy Gee, Moy Lee of Portland; Edward Wong, Delegate Chang, Ralph Chong, Don Wing Moy of Portland; Michael F. Tom, Bennie Choye and Willie Low.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Chinese Take Up Aviation Here.” See related image Nos. 371N3468 and 371N6166.

L. B. Waltz arriving in Portland by plane for medical treatment

Photograph of two unidentified men lifting L. B. Waltz of Selah, Washington, onto a stretcher from an airplane after he arrived at Rankin Field in Portland for medical treatment on March 28, 1928. That day, the Oregon Journal published a front-page story about Waltz’s flight and a related photograph, image No. 371N5966. The story, headlined “Patient Brought Here in Airplane,” reported that Waltz, a teacher, had been injured in a car wreck a week earlier and was flown from Yakima, Washington, to Portland by pilot Tex Rankin. See additional related image No. 371N5038.

Man in cockpit of airplane On-to-Oregon

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in the cockpit of a Breese monoplane with the name “On-to-Oregon” on the side and the number X844 N” on the tail. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, July 22, 1930, under the headline “All Set for Good-Will Flight.” The photograph had the following caption: “The Breese monoplane On-to-Oregon, which is scheduled to take off from Swan Island airport, carrying good-will messages to the East, between 8 and 10 o’clock tonight. The flight, sponsored by On-to-Oregon, Inc., is planned to be made with only one stop—at Minneapolis.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Oregon Plane To Hop East Tonight.” According to the story, the plane was to be flown from Portland to New York by Major G. H. Eckerson, test pilot for Breese Aircraft.

Instructor R. E. Gilliam and three unidentified Chinese students with airplane wing at Adcox aviation school, Portland

Photograph showing R. E. Gilliam and three unidentified Chinese students with the frame of an airplane wing at the Adcox aviation school in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N5592 were published on Page 24 of the Oregon Journal home edition on January 10, 1930, under the headline “Future Aviation Heads for China.” The photographs had the following caption: “Seven Chinese youths have registered at Adcox Aviation school, No. 280 Union avenue north, in line with announcement that such groups will be trained there at the Chinese government’s expense.” This photograph had the following additional information: “Three of the group learning all about an airplane wing from R. E. Gilliam, chief instructor at the school.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Chinese Take Up Aviation Here.” See additional related image No. 371N6166.

Russian flyers at Vancouver after flight over North Pole

Men and women stand around an airplane, which is parked on a grassy field. They are grouped towards the right side of the frame, where a man in a long coat and hat holds a box (negative 1 of 16). On sleeve: Pilot - Valery Chkalov (killed later in a test plane crash); Co-pilot - Georgy Bayduko; Navigator - Alexander Belyakov

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998