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Texas Airfields Photo Album

Air and Space Museum

[Album]
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Object Details

sova.nasm.xxxx.0544
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2194b03e1-8de7-40f4-8f0d-011c9e73c6ef
Place
Texas
Topic
Aeronautics
Aerial photography
Airports
Provenance
Unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0544.
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Texas Airfields Photo Album
Summary
This collection consists of a photo album documenting several early Texas airfields as well as a blueprint map entitled, "Aerial Route Map, Taliaferro Field, Texas to San Diego, California."
Biographical / Historical
The photo album in this collection appears to document a survey of Texas airfields conducted by an unknown entity, possibly the US Army Air Service, in 1919.
Extent
0.66 Cubic feet (1 flat box)
Date
1919
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0544
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photograph albums
Maps
Citation
Texas Airfields Photo Album, NASM.XXXX.0544, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of material.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 1995. Updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Genre/Form
Photograph albums
Maps
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photo album documenting several early Texas airfields. The cover appears to be faux leather covered canvas, and the pages are made of fabric and appear to be hand sewn. The cover measures approximately 21 x 12 inches, and the pages measure approximately 15 x 10 inches. Images shown in the album include both aerial and ground level views of the fields and, in some cases, views of available facilities. Many of the photographs include handwritten notations. For almost all of the fields, there is also a description form which includes information such as details about the surface and markings of the field, distance to the nearest telephone, who to contact to gain access to the field, and many other details. Included in the album are the following fields: Weatherford, Baird, Cisco, Sweetwater, Colorado, Big Springs, Stanton, Midland, Odessa, Pecos, Toyah, Sierra Blanca and El Paso. The collection also contains a blueprint map entitled, "Aerial Route Map, Taliaferro Field, Texas to San Diego, California." The map, which measures approximately 13.25 by 44.25 inches, was prepared under the direction of Major T. C. Macaulay by Aerial Photographic Section No. 43 and designed by L. Dale Hatton.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
NASM.XXXX.0544
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NASM.XXXX.0544
NASMAC
Record ID
ebl-1652974200575-1652974200683-0

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