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[Aerial Photograph of River]

Photograph of an aerial view of mountains and a river. There is a bi-plane in flight in the lower right corner.

Date: unknown

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Research paper written by John Walker about Cal Rodgers' historic cross-continental flight on the Vin Fiz Flyer and his stop in Marfa, Texas. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School and is dated October 13, 1972.

Date: October 13, 1972

Creator: Walker, John

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Air Plane Wrecked At Marfa Texas]

Photograph of a plane wreck in Marfa, Texas in June 1919. The plane has crashed into a small pond. Two men can be seen standing in the background. In the foreground is clothing, including a hat, that belonged to children killed when the plane hit the pond. A handwritten note on the photograph says, "Air plane wrecked at Marfa Tex June 26th 1919."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Airplane in Field]

Photograph of a bi-plane in a field.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

Airplanes

Research paper written by Cecilia Orozco about the 1st Aero Squadron, the first aviation unit used in active field service in the history of the United States Army. With the paper are two letters from Stacy C. Hinkle, which were used to write the paper. This paper was written for a history class at Marfa High School.

Date: 1968

Creator: Orozco, Cecilia

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Cal Rodgers in Airplane]

Two photographs of, "Cal Rodgers approaching a level area new [sic] the present day Thunderbird Restaurant for landing." In the top photograph, the plane is in mid-flight. In the bottom photograph, a crowd of people on the ground watches the plane come in.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Cal Rodgers in Vin Fiz Flyer]

Photograph of Cal Rodgers in the Vin Fiz Flyer, the plane he flew across the continental United States in 1911. The plane is on the ground, and a group of people watches from behind.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Crowd By Plane]

Photograph of a crowd of people around a plane. There are stars on the undersides of the wings. There is a building in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Crowd By Plane]

Photograph of a crowd of people looking at a biplane.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Crowd With Planes]

Photograph of a crowd of people standing near two planes. The plane in the foreground has star emblems on the bottoms on the wings. A man is standing on this plane near the propeller.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Five Men By Plane]

Photograph of five men sitting and standing near a bi-plane. The plane is on the ground in a field.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Man By Plane]

Photograph of a man kneeling near a plane and looking at something on the ground. The man has his left hand on the wing of the plane. He is in military uniform.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Man By Planes]

Photograph of a man walking beside a line of planes parked in a field. The line of planes extends beyond the horizon. The plane in the foreground is numbered 41.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Man By Texaco Plane]

Photograph of a man standing next to a Texaco airplane. The Texaco logo can be seen on the undersides of the wings and near the tail of the plane. The plane is in an open field.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Man Standing Next to a Plane]

Photograph of a man standing next to a plane in a field. He is holding the propeller. There are two other planes in the background. The planes are numbered 12, 3 and 16.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Man With Two Planes]

Photograph of two bi-planes in a field. A man is walking toward the planes. Another man is standing beside the wing of one plane.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Pages on Presidio County History]

Copy photograph of two pages detailing Presidio County history and personages. Included are pictures of various military officers, including Lts. Paul H. Davis and H. G. Peterson, who were kidnapped for ransom after their plane crashed in Mexico. There is also a photograph of the Conchos River and two military men standing near an airplane.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library