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Box 1

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Contains 72 Results:

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other information regarding balloon ascensions of Professor John Wise, William Hyde, A.O. Gager, and John Lemountain, 1859-1879. (correspondence dated 1906-1940) (approximately 9 items), 1859-1879

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: Event: 1859-1879

Extracts from the St. Louis Republican concerning balloonists Professor Wise and George Burr. (typewritten), 1879 Sept 28-Oct 25

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1879 Sept 28-Oct 25

Announcement of the Dillon-Gregg Airship to be built and operated as a leading attraction during the St. Louis World's Fair. Compliments of S.G. Adams Stamp and Seal Co., St. Louis. (from William K. Bixby Collection), 1903

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1903

Timeline summary of St. Louis aviation history (mimeograph). Includes Rules and Regulations Governing the Aeronautic Competition at the Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 1904, issued August 1903. (2 items), 1903-1942

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1903-1942

Bill from Buxton & Skinner Stationery Company, St. Louis, for printing of magazine, American Aeronaut. Includes letter signed D. Arthur Bowman, St. Louis, to Charles van Ravenswaay regarding the magazine. (2 items), 1908 June 30; 1958 Feb 21

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1908 June 30; 1958 Feb 21

Typed information regarding air races during St. Louis Centennial, including list of events and prizes., 1909 Oct

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: Event: 1909 Oct

Announcement of St. Louis Centennial Association that Glenn H. Curtiss will enter aeroplane races to be held at St. Louis Centennial Week. (gift of Mrs. M.E. Hetzler, February 6, 1971; accession no. 71-0012), 1909 Oct 3

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: Event: 1909 Oct 3

Papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane & Exhibition Company. (approximately 62 items) (loaned to the Missouri Historical Society by Cornelius J. Shea), 1910 Dec-1911

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1910 Dec-1911

Rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale air meet, August 12-20, 1911., 1911

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1911

Statement regarding "Aviation and Automobiling for Women" by Capt. John Berry. (mimeograph), 1913-1914

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of correspondence, reports, printed material, and clippings pertaining to St. Louis aviation history. Includes papers relating to the Pioneer Aeroplane and Exhibition Company (1911); the St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation, formed to hold the international air races in St. Louis, October 1-2, 1923; ballooning; and the early history of Lambert St. Louis Flying Field.

Dates: 1913-1914