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Curtiss “Jenny” biplane in a field

Photograph, taken from the rear and side, showing a Curtiss JN-series biplane, known as the “Jenny.” The plane is parked in a field. The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0117, 376G0118, 376G0120, and 376G0121.

Curtiss “Jenny” biplane in a field

Photograph, taken from the front and side, showing a Curtiss JN-series biplane, known as the “Jenny.” The plane is parked in a field. The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0117, 376G0118, 376G0119, and 376G0120.

Photograph of Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, pilot, with Curtis R-8 airplane

Photograph of a photograph. The original picture is a three-quarters portrait of Lt. Alexander Pearson standing next to a Curtiss R-8 airplane. He is wearing a flight suit, smiling, and facing front with his hands on his hips. In the upper right corner of the original picture is the number “01447.” Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, was named for Pearson in May 1925, after his death in an aircraft accident in September 1924.

Unidentified aviator with Curtiss “Jenny” biplane

Full-length portrait of an unidentified aviator leaning against a biplane. He is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a flight jacket, breeches, and boots. The plane is one of the Curtiss JN series, known as the “Jenny.” The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0118, 376G0119, 376G0120, and 376G0121.

Crowd gathered around Curtiss Oriole biplane

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a crowd of people gathered around a Curtiss Oriole biplane. An unidentified person is sitting in the plane’s rear seat. The text “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0236, 376G0237, 376G0238, and 376G0240.

Crowd gathered around Curtiss Oriole biplane

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a Curtiss Oriole biplane with the words “ ‘THE SKY PILOT’ “ painted on the side near the tail. An unidentified person is sitting in the plane’s rear seat. In the background is a crowd of onlookers. The text “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0236, 376G0237, 376G0238, and 376G0239.

Two unidentified aviators with Curtiss “Jenny” biplane

Portrait of two unidentified aviators with a biplane. The man on the right is sitting in the plane’s rear seat and is wearing a flight jacket and an aviator cap and goggles. The man on the left is standing next to the plane with one hand on his hip and is wearing a flight jacket, balaclava, and aviator cap and goggles. The plane is one of the Curtiss JN series, known as the “Jenny.” The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0117, 376G0119, 376G0120, and 376G0121.

Curtiss “Jenny” biplane in a field

Photograph, taken from the rear and side, showing a Curtiss JN-series biplane, known as the “Jenny.” The plane is parked in a field. The text “ ‘Jenny’ airplane” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0117, 376G0118, 376G0119, and 376G0121.

Airplane in flight over northwest Portland near Montgomery Ward

Photograph showing a monoplane in flight above a field in northwest Portland. The plane was the "Cloud Buster Jr." build by William Bidwell at Bidwell-Yale Air Service, Guild's Lake Airport. In the background is the Montgomery Ward building on Northwest Vaughn Street. A cropped version of this photograph was used in the May 24, 1931 issue of the Oregon Journal. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. Light leak on negative at lower right. See related negatives 374N0272 and 374N0274.

Vincent, Ralph

William Burgess Bidwell with Bidwell-Yale Air Service plane

Full-length portrait of William Bidwell standing next to a monoplane he designed called the "Cloud Buster Jr.". He is facing front and looking to the right. He has one elbow on the plane’s nose and the other hand in his pocket. He is wearing a jacket, breeches, and boots. On the side of the plane are the words “Bidwell-Yale Air Service.” A cropped version of this photograph ran in the May 24, 1931 issue of the Oregon Journal. See also related image No. 374N0274.

Vincent, Ralph

An Airplane Above the Beach in Seaside, Oregon

Photograph of a group of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Their backs are to the camera, and they look up at an airplane flying in the sky. Three children on donkeys face the camera to the right of the photograph. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.)

Lockheed 5C Vega, the Winnie Mae

Photograph, taken from the side, of a parked Lockheed Vega 5C monoplane, the Winnie Mae. The words “F. C. Hall” and “Around the World Flight” are visible on the plane’s fuselage, just behind the wheel. Near the tail are the words “Winnie Mae” and “Oklahoma.” This is probably the plane that pilot Wiley Post flew on two record-setting flights around the world in 1931 and 1933. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Airplanes flying in formation

Photograph, taken from below, of nine airplanes flying in groups of three above a building or other structure. The words “Quesada” and “Andagoya” are visible on the structure. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Crashed airplane upside down in marshy area

Photograph of an unidentified man peering at an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. Damage to the plane’s wing is visible on the left side of the image, and the number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. Trees, hills, and what may be a river are visible in the background. Also see image Nos. 371N3110, 371N3111, 371N3112, and 371N6197.

Two boys next to airplane with Santa Claus and pilot Gordon Mounce

Photograph showing two unidentified boys, an unidentified person dressed as Santa Claus, and pilot Gordon Mounce, all standing next to an airplane. The person in the Santa suit is kneeling in front of the two boys and is holding a bag in one hand and a doll in the other. The boys are dressed in uniforms. On the side of the plane are the words “Hill Aeronautical School / Portland, Oregon.” See related image No. 371N5535.

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