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Airplane delivery of the Richmond News Leader, photographs

 Collection — Box: BW 13, Folder: 1 [X031589401]
Identifier: MSS 16034

Scope and Contents

Airplane delivery of the Richmond News Leader, photographs, 1923 July 10, 0.03 cubic feet, showing an airplane and crew in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and Richmond, Virginia. Photograph #1 was taken in White Sulphur Springs, flown to Richmond, published in the Richmond News Leader, and the printed newspapers returned to White Sulphur Springs with the same crew and airplane. Photograph # 10 show the pubished newsaper with photograph #1. Photographs #8 and #9 show buildings at Byrd Field. Some photographs have editorial markings on the verso and several have "By Foster" written on the verso.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923 July 10

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (One folder in a legal document box BW 13.)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Airplane delivery of the Richmond News Leader, photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
7/7/17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States