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1. Biplane in Front of Roanoke Municipal Airport - Black and white photo of a biplane airplane parked in front of Roanoke Municipal Airport. The plane has two wings stacked over one another. The plane has one propeller. The plane has two cockpits. The side of the airplane advertises "Culpepper Motor Co" and the subheading reads "Sales Ford Service." In the background a hangar with a sign that says "Roanoke Municipal Airport Reynolds and Lemon" followed by a word that might be "Operators" can be seen.

   2024.14.15

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Early Airplane - The photo shows a crowd of well dressed men and one child gathered to celebrate an airplane.

   1964.11.82.1

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Early Aviation in Roanoke Scrapbook

   Soft cover paper scrapbook with the word Scrap Book written diagonally across the front in multi color letters. The scrapbook cover is black with white polka dots and a green spine. There is a note attached to the cover that reads Charles Albert Wade from his flying days at Woodrum Airport in Roanoke, VA 1930's to early 1940's. Scrapbook is filled with glued on photographs of early airplanes, pilots, and newspaper clippings from the 1930's. Ther...

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Front View of Bernelli UB-14 Airliner - Black and white photo of a Bernelli UB-14 fuselage airliner, also known as a Cunliffe-Owen Clyde Clipper. The airplane has two distinct rounded engine shafts at the front of the plane, each with a propeller. The plane has a long, wide, body with perpendicular twin tailbooms, or two tails that connect together via a tailplane. In the photo the front view of the plane can be seen. The cockpit is located in the middle of the plane and the glass of the cockpit can be seen slightly at the top center of the airplane. The plane sits in a field surrounded by other planes, possibly at an airshow. The UB-14 was a prototype experimenting with body styles of planes at the time.

   2024.14.20

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Man Standing on Top of Airplane Advertising Whiting Oil Co - Black and white photograpgh of two men standing on top of an early biplane. One man looks over the plane to the camera while the other man stands below him on a lower portion of the plane. They seem to be working on the plane. The airplane has two wings stacked over one another. The side of the airplane advertises Whiting Oil Co. and Conoco Products. The airplane is parked in a field and a barn and silo can be seen in the background. Part of another biplane can be seen in the background.

   2024.14.10

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Man Walking in Front of U.S. Mail Airplane - Black and white photo of a man walking in front of an American Airlines U.S. Mail airplane. The man is in side profile and faces left. He looks to be wearing a jacket. Behind him sits a tri motor airplane with three propellers. The third is blocked from view by the man. The side of the airplane says "American Airlines U.S. Mail." There is a stripe dwon the side that ends in a lightning bolt at the front of the plane. The plane has its landing gear down.

   2024.14.14

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. People standing with an American Airlines US Mail Airplane - Black and white photo of a group of people standing in front of an American Airlines US Mail airplane. There are two men in the photo, a man on the left dressed in a suit and tie and a man on the right dressed in a leather jacket and pants. A woman stands in the middle of the group wearing a sweater, a long skirt, and a long jacket. On the left the man in the suite has his arms arapped around the shoulders of a child wearing a shirt, pants, a jacket, and holding a hat in his left hand. Behind the group is an airplane with the words "American Airlines U.S. Mail" on it. The plane has three propellers and has its landing gear down. The plane has a lightning bolt on the side of it.

   2024.14.09

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Photo of Bernelli UB-14 Airliner - Black and white photo of a Bernelli UB-14 fuselage airliner, also known as a Cunliffe-Owen Clyde Clipper. The airplane has two distinct rounded engine shafts at the front of the plane, each with a propeller. The plane has a long body with perpendicular twin tailbooms, or two tails that connect together via a tailplane. In the photo the side view of the plane can be seen. The plane sits in a field surrounded by other planes, possibly at an airshow. The UB-14 was a prototype experimenting with body styles of planes at the time.

   2024.14.19

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Photo of Damagded Airplane Engine - Black and white photo of a damaged ariplane. The engine area at the front of the plane appears to have caught on fire. Melted material can be seen extending down from the engine bay onto the ground. Possible smoke billows from the top of the engine. The plane has a single engine and propeller. The plane has a dark stripe on the side that splits into two stripes at the front of the plane. Several men are pictured in front of the plane moving towards it. One man is standing on top of the back of the plane.

   2024.14.27

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Photo of Fighter Airplane - Black and white photo of a monoplane airplane. There is a man kneeling at the front of the airplane and he appears to be working on it. The plane is long and tube shaped with flat, thin wings. There is one cockpit covered by glass. This appears to be a military fighter type plane. The tail of the plane is rounded and has flat protrusions from the side. The plane is parked in the grass and surrounded by other planes and people. Cars and buildings are present in the background.

    2024.14.18

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Photo of Man Fixing Airplane - Black and white photo of a man standing on an airplane while working on it. The photo shows the plane parked in a field surrounded by other planes and spectators. The number 37 can be seen painted under the left wing.This may be an airshow. The photo is slightly blurry.

    2024.14.21

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Photo of Removal of Crashed Plane - Black and white photo of a fire truck removing a plane that crashed into the roof of a house. The photo is a side view of the house and plane with the fire truck on the left side. A man stands on the roof of the house scuring wires around the plane. A man stands in the front yard watching the extraction.

    2024.14.25

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Photo of Texaco No. 13 - Black and white photo of Frank Hawk's Travel Air type R "Mystery Ship" airplane called Texaco No.13. The airplane has a single propeller and two wings and the pilot is in the cockpit. TEXACO No. 13 is written on the side of the plane. The tail of the plane is registered as AR313. The plane is flying and has no other background. In the bottom right corner signed in black ink reads "To C.A. Wade Happy Landings Frank Hawks" The photo is glued to a thick mat board with gilded edges. Photo givwen to pilot Charles Albert Wade.

    2024.14.32

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Two Men Standing in Front of Biplane - Black and white photo of two men standing in front of a biplane airplane. The men are dressed in collared shirts with short ties. The man on the left wears trousers and dress shoes. The man on the right wears trousers with long dark socks from just below his knee to his ankle. He is wearing lace front boots.The plane in the background has two wings stacked over one another. It has two cockpits.

    2024.14.22

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Two People Looking at Damaged Biplane - Black and white photograph of two people in front of an early biplane. The plane has two wings stacked over one another and is reinfirced with wires or rigging. The plane has one propeller in the front. The plane has its landing gear down. The plane appears to be damaged and has ripped tarps or canvas coming off of the top wing, a tarp is also present on the ground next to the plane.The lower left wing appears broken. Possible plane crash or accident. The plane has a thick stripe running down the side. It has two cockpits. The plane is parked in a field.

    2024.14.11

    Record Type: Photo