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William C. Crawford, pilot, and unidentified aviator

Half-length portrait of two men standing next to an airplane, both wearing aviator goggles and flight jackets. The name “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. Crawford is the man at left; the man at right is unidentified. See related image Nos. 376G0236, 376G0237, 376G0239, and 376G0240.

William C. Crawford, pilot

Half-length portrait of a smiling man standing next to an airplane and facing front. He is wearing aviator goggles and a flight jacket. The name “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0237, 376G0238, 376G0239, and 376G0240. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

William C. Crawford, pilot

Half-length portrait of a man leaning against an airplane and facing to the right. He is wearing aviator goggles and a flight jacket. The name “Crawford, William C.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0236, 376G0238, 376G0239, and 376G0240.

W. H. Emery, pilot

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.

W. H. Emery, pilot

Photograph of a man, pilot W. H. Emery, wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, a collared shirt, and a bow tie. The text “Emery” and the number 1 are written on the negative and are visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Also see image No. 371N6155. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Unidentified man looking at document with Smith, pilot

Photograph of two men in an office. They are standing side by side next to two machines with keyboards and are looking at a document they are holding. The man at left is wearing a suit and tie. The man at right, probably a pilot, is wearing a heavy flight suit, gloves, and an aviator’s cap and goggles. He is identified as “Smith” on the negative for related image No. 374N0302. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Unidentified man and Dick Rankin with airplane On-to-Oregon

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.

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.

Two unidentified men and Tex Rankin with airplane

Photograph showing three men with an airplane. Two of the men are seated in the plane, and the third man is standing on the far side of the plane next to the cockpit. The man in the rear seat is pilot Tex Rankin. All three men are wearing aviator caps and goggles. See related image Nos. 371N6146 and 371N6147.

Two unidentified men and Tex Rankin with airplane

Photograph showing three men with an airplane. One man is standing on the plane’s wing and is shaking hands with a man standing on the ground next to the plane. They are unidentified. The third man, pilot Tex Rankin, is seated in the rear seat of the plane. All three men are wearing aviator caps and goggles. Also see image Nos. 371N6145 and 371N6147.

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.

Two men with airplane in snow

Photograph showing two unidentified men standing in snow next to a Rasmussen Meadows company airplane. The man on the left, who may be pilot Les Meadows, is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, breeches, and boots. The man on the right, possibly from the Cascade Ski Club, is on skis and is holding ski poles. See related image Nos. 371N5553 and 371N5554.

Two men with airplane in snow

Photograph showing two unidentified men standing in snow next to a Rasmussen Meadows company airplane. The man on the left, possibly from the Cascade Ski Club, is on skis and is holding ski poles. The man on the right, who may be pilot Les Meadows, is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, breeches, and boots. See related image Nos. 371N5553 and 371N5554. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Two men with airplane in snow

Photograph showing two unidentified men standing in snow next to a Rasmussen Meadows company airplane. The man on the left, who may be pilot Les Meadows, is wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, breeches, and boots. The man on the right, possibly from the Cascade Ski Club, is on skis and is holding ski poles. See related image Nos. 371N5552 and 371N5554. Image note: Light leak on negative.

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.

Thomas Colby, Charles W. Meyers, Bill Baldwin, and unidentified man next to plane

Photograph of four men in front of an airplane. The three men on the left, Thomas Colby, Charles W. Meyers, and Bill Baldwin, were the team of Plane 19, a Waco, on the 1928 Ford National Reliability Air Tour; the man on the right is unidentified. The tour reached the Swan Island airport in Portland on July 16, 1928. Meyers was the pilot. The name Meyers is painted on the plane and the number 6528 appears on its tail. The text “T. B. Colby — Charles Myers [sic] — Bill Baldwin” and number 2 are written on the negative. The the writing is visible on the right side of the image.

Tex Rankin's demonstration of the Ercoupe to Mayor Earl Riley

Pilot Tex Rankin and Portland Mayor Earl Riley, flying in an Ercoupe airplane over Portland and the Columbia River. Taken from another airplane, Mount Adams can be seen in the distance. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 28, 1946 (negative 2 of 6).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Tex Rankin, Richard E. Byrd, and Portland Police Chief Leon V. Jenkins next to airplane

Photograph showing (from left) pilot Tex Rankin; United States naval officer, aviator, and explorer Commander Richard E. Byrd; and Portland Chief of Police Leon V. Jenkins standing in a row next to an airplane on February 12, 1927. The photograph was taken before Rankin took Byrd and Jenkins on a flight over Portland. Byrd was in Portland to deliver two lectures about his flight to the North Pole in May 1926.

Tex Rankin, Dud Rankin, Oakley G. Kelly, and Dick Rankin with airplane On-to-Oregon

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.

Tex Rankin, Dorothy Hester, and two unidentified men next to plane

Photograph showing pilots Tex Rankin (second from left, in flight suit) and Dorothy Hester standing next to an airplane with two unidentified men. Rankin and the man next to him are looking at an envelope they are holding. Hester and the man on the right are looking at a document he is holding. The man is wearing a uniform and a badge with “PFD” on it. The text “Am. Legion + Rankin” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

Tex Rankin, Amelia Earhart, and Dorothy Hester

Photograph showing (from left) pilots Tex Rankin, Amelia Earhart, and Dorothy Hester sitting in a row on a couch. Rankin and Earhart are looking toward Hester. Earhart is holding a bouquet of roses. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 1, 1933. The photograph had the headline “Noted Aviatrix in Portland” and the following caption: “Amelia Earhart, internationally famous woman flier, arrived in Portland early Wednesday to lecture at the Masonic temple Thursday night. She was met at the Union station by local members of the Ninety-Nine club, women’s flying organization, who breakfasted with her at the Benson hotel, and Tex Rankin, governor of Oregon of the National Aeronautics association. In the group are Tex Rankin, Miss Earhart, and Dorothy Hester.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Scribe Learns Miss Earhart is Very Feminine.” See related image Nos. 371N0768, 374N0282, and 374N0283.

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