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• Airmail Pilot E. Hamilton Lee

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  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:20:36
  • Date uploaded: 2008-05-30
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, pilot, airmail, usps, portrait, ehamiltonlee, unitedairlines, postoffice, flightsuit, coldweathergear, ejpearson, goggles, airplanes, pilots, postofficedepartment, airmailpilots, biplanes, planes, therearenooldboldpilots, postalservice, aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane, aviator, flightrecord, airmailpilot, unitedairlime, hamilto, photo, earlyphotography, earlyaviation, pol, plane, sepia, man, flight, fly, hamiltonlee, lee, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, usairmail
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• Laurel van der Wal (d. 2009)

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  • 7 comments
  • 21 favorites
  • 45,384 views
  • Date taken: 2009-11-12 12:25:15
  • Date uploaded: 2013-03-01
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, smithsonianinstitutionarchives, womenshistorymonth2013, laurelroennau, laurelvanderwal, laurelvanderwalroennau, universityofcalifornia, ucberkeley, mechanicalengineers, aeronauticalengineers, bioastronauticengineers, societyofwomenengineers, spacetechnologylaboratories, deputysheriffs, models, showgirls, pilots, airportcommissioners, communityactivists, santamonicacalifornia, woman, 1961, 1960s, sixties, engineer, mrsmrswilliamiiroennau, nationalsciencefoundationaward, americaninstituteofaeronauticsandastronautics, britishinterplanetarysociety, gamblingcasinoshills, oceanparkcommunityorganization, roennau, aircraftmechanics, artinstructors, railroadswitchtoweroperators, royalinstituteoftechnology
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• Pilot Eddie Gardner and Airmail Plane

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  • 1 comment
  • 17 favorites
  • 40,408 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:20:06
  • Date uploaded: 2008-05-30
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airplane, biplane, curtissjn4h, jenny, airmail, usps, pilot, eddiegarner, postoffice, airplanes, biplanes, airmailplanes, pilots, curtissjenny, jn4h, jn4, aviation, curtiss, curtissjn4jenny, curtissjn4hjenny, aviator, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, gardner, as38278, 38278, jn4ht, jn4hm, aircraft, curtissaeroplanecompany, curtissjnjenny, curtissjn, jn, curtissjn4, jn4jenny, jn4hjenny, curtissjn4htjenny, curtissjn4ht, jn4htjenny, curtissjn4hmjenny, curtissjn4hm, jn4hmjenny, hispanosuiza, hispanosuiza8, wrightaeronautical, wrighthispanoe, wrighthissoe, v718
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• New York City Postmaster Thomas G. Patten and airmail pilot Lt. Torrey Webb

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  • 3 comments
  • 52 favorites
  • 38,723 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:38:41
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, pilot, airmail, usps, postmaster, thomasgpatten, curtissjn4h, jenny, washingtondc, torreyhwebb, lieutenanttorreyhwebb, airplanes, biplanes, pilots, airmailpilots, airmailairplanes, postofficedepartment, howardculver, lieutenanthowardculver, waltermiller, lieutenantwaltermiller, stephenbonsal, lieutenantstephenbonsal, 38278, thedaytheairmailbegan, curtissjenny, jn4, jn4h, aviation, aircraft, earlybiplane, longisland, airmailflights, piolet, webb, torreywebb, thomaspatten, patten, aviator, nationalpostalmuseum, belmontpark, elmont, as38278, jn4ht, jn4hm, airplane, biplane, curtissaeroplanecompany, curtiss, curtissjnjenny, curtissjn, jn, curtissjn4jenny, curtissjn4, jn4jenny, curtissjn4hjenny, jn4hjenny, curtissjn4htjenny, curtissjn4ht, jn4htjenny, curtissjn4hmjenny, curtissjn4hm, mailacrossthecommons
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• Curtiss Jenny (JN-4H) airplanes in Washington, D.C.

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  • 13 favorites
  • 31,819 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:20:18
  • Date uploaded: 2008-05-30
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airplane, biplane, curtissjn4h, jenny, airmail, usps, washingtondc, 1918, airplanes, biplanes, pilots, airmailplanes, curtissjenny, jn4, jn4h, aviation, aircraft, early20thcentury, outdoors, singleprop, potomacpark, washingtondc1stairmaillocation, curtiss, curtissjn4jenny, curtissjn4hjenny, early20thcenturyaircraft, curtissjennyairplanes, firstairmailservice, history, flight, propeller, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, as38262, 38262, jn4ht, jn4hm, curtissaeroplanecompany, curtissjnjenny, curtissjn, jn, curtissjn4, jn4jenny, jn4hjenny, curtissjn4htjenny, curtissjn4ht, jn4htjenny, curtissjn4hmjenny, curtissjn4hm, jn4hmjenny, hispanosuiza, hispanosuiza8, wrightaeronautical, wrighthispanoe, wrighthissoe, v718
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• Photograph of airmail pilot Lloyd Bertaud and unidentified individual

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  • 7 favorites
  • 25,592 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 12:18:54
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, rome, mail, airmail, delivery, 1927, men, two, standing, suits, boater, nx703, fokkeraircraft, fokker, fokkerfvii, fokkerfviia, fvii, fviia, f7a, fokkerf7a, oldglory, lloydbertaud, bertaud, jamesdewitthill, jdhill, philippayne, fokkerf7, ebassy, vontage, american, embasey, pillow, gift, plane, pilots, embassy, americanembassy, bag, nationalpostalmuseum, aviation, aircraft, airplane, cn4899, 4899, fokkerfviia1m, fviia1m, fokkerf7a1m, f7a1m, aviators, aviator, jamesdhill, jameshill, hill, payne, airmailpilot, lloydwilsonbertaud, lloydwbertaud, lwbertaud
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• Army Air Corps pilots Major Reuben Fleet and Lt. George Boyle

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  • 3 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 25,526 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:38:52
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, armyaircorps, airmail, usps, curtissjn4h, jenny, washingtondc, curtissjenny, jn4, jn4h, aviation, aircraft, airplane, majorreubenfleet, curtiss, georgeboyle, boylegeorge, reubenfleet, fleetreuben, reubenhfleet, consolidatedaircraft, consolidated, flight, pilot, pilots, plane, warpilots, firstairmail, 1918, worldwari, goggles, leatherhelme, boyle, fleet, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Airmail pilot Eddie Gardner

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  • 3 comments
  • 14 favorites
  • 24,762 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:38:47
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airmail, usps, curtissjn4h, jenny, pilots, airplanes, biplanes, airmailpilots, airmailairplanes, eddiegardner, robertshank, eddieradell, turkeybird, turkbird, curtissjenny, jn4, jn4h, airplane, aircraft, aviation, pilot, gentlemen, flight, biplane, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Photograph of airmail pilots Edison Mouton and Rexford Levisee

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  • 1 comment
  • 13 favorites
  • 21,765 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 12:21:27
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, pilot, airmail, goggles, propeller, two, men, plane, 1920s, dehavillandaircraftcompany, dehavilland, dehavillanddh4, dh4, biplane, aviation, aircraft, airplane, aviator, aviators, pilots, elko, nationalpostalmuseum, edisonemontemouton, edisonemouton, edisonmouton, eemouton, mouton, rexfordbrexlevisee, rexfordblevisee, rexfordlevisee, rblevisee, rexlevisee, levisee, usairmail, airmailpilot, airmailpilots, mailacrossthecommons, montemouton
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• Photograph of Second Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger

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  • 1 comment
  • 6 favorites
  • 18,481 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, man, standing, hat, postal, mail, praeger, plane, cigar, strike, labor, pilots, aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane, airmail, tie, postmaster, ottopraeger, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Airmail Pilot Ira Biffle

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  • 1 comment
  • 4 favorites
  • 17,474 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:27:49
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airmail, usps, pilot, portrait, irabattle, chicago, irabiffle, ejpearson, airmailpilots, pilots, airplanes, biplanes, airmailplanes, postofficedepartment, flightjacket, blackandwhite, aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane, boeing, boeingmodel40, boeing40, boeingairtransport, bat, cam18, lincolnnebraska, biffle, airmailpilot, nationalpostalmuseum, iraorisbiffle, iraobiffle, mailacrossthecommons, aviator, iobiffle
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• First day of Airmail Service, May 15, 1918

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  • 10 comments
  • 19 favorites
  • 15,994 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-07-08
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airmail, airplanes, biplanes, airmailpilots, pilots, lttorreywebb, torreywebb, hamiltonwatchcompany, hamiltonwatches, curtissjennyjn4h, curtissjn4h, jennyairmailstamp, thedaytheairmailbegan, lieutenanttorreyhwebb, torreyhwebb, historyofpostaldeliveryintheus, aviation, aviator, pilot, curtiss, curtissjenny, jn4, jn4h, aircraft, airplane, biplane, plane, earlyplane, wrightbrothers, photography, nationalpostalmuseum, torreyhordwebb, thwebb, webb, as38278, 38278, jn4ht, jn4hm, curtissaeroplanecompany, curtissjnjenny, curtissjn, jn, curtissjn4jenny, curtissjn4, jn4jenny, jenny, curtissjn4hjenny, jn4hjenny, curtissjn4htjenny, curtissjn4ht, jn4htjenny, curtissjn4hmjenny, curtissjn4hm, jn4hmjenny, hispanosuiza, hispanosuiza8, wrighthispanoe, wrighthissoe, elmont, belmontpark, mailacrossthecommons
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• Airmail Plane at Take Off

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  • 1 comment
  • 8 favorites
  • 14,585 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:24:37
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airmail, usps, airplane, biplane, collegepark, maryland, airplanes, biplanes, airfields, airports, pilots, avión, despegue, primer, correo, vuelo, standardaircraft, standardj, standardjr1, standardjr1b, jr1, jr1b, usmail, standardaircraftcorporation, hangar, aviation, aircraft, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Airmail Pilot Max Miller and Benjamin Lipsner

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  • 2 comments
  • 5 favorites
  • 12,734 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:20:42
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, airmail, usps, mailbag, benjaminlipsner, maxmiller, pilot, pilots, airmailpilots, flightgear, luftpostpilot, flyer, aviation, aviator, usmail, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, pathfinders, miller, airmailpilot, usairmail
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