Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Frye Aircraft Company
- Interior view of a Frye Aircraft Company classroom in Denver, Colorado; shows an instructor, students in uniform, and a chalk board. Heart shaped logos read: "Frye Aircraft Co."
- Frye Aircraft Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ryan B-1
- View of a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in a hangar at Buckley Field in Denver, Colorado.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- "Dope" house
- Shows the "dope" house at the Denver Municipal Airport (later Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado. The single structure belonged to the Humphrey's Aircraft Corporation and was a shop for dope (a special paint) for airplane...
- Denver Municipal Airport--Buildings--1930-1940.; Humphrey's Aircraft Corporation--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Paint...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Interior of Alexander Aircraft Factory, one of the largest civil- aircraft factories in the country at this time
- Interior view of the Alexander Aircraft Company factory, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, show workers at machines, lathes, drill presses with ceiling mounted belt drives, an airplane body, and a break seating area.
- Alexander Aircraft Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1928
- John "Jack" Swigert
- John "Jack" L. Swigert, pilot, astronaut, and public servant, points at a cryogenic oxygen tank at Beech Aircraft, Boulder Division, Boulder, Colorado; Keith E. Helart (sunglasses) and Howard E. Mers look on.
- Air pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Astronauts--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Politicians--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Test pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Helart, Keith E.; Mers, Howard E.; Swigert, John L. (John Leonard),...
- [between 1969 and 1971?]
- Aurora, Colorado
- A Convair B36A bomber flies over Aurora, Colorado. The six engine pusher-type aircraft, which went into service in the early fifties, has broad, swept-back wings wings with three engines on each wing and a glass dome above the cockpit. "U.S. Air...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Aurora, Colorado
- A Convair B36A bomber flies over Aurora, Colorado. The six engine pusher-type aircraft, which went into service in the early fifties, has broad, swept-back wings with three engines on each wing and a glass dome above the cockpit. "U.S. Air Force"...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, mail plane conversion by L.W.F. Co. at College Point, N.Y. U.S. Mail aircraft #32. Photographed: at North Platte, Nebr., ca. 1926.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Nebraska--North Platte--1926.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- [1926]
- Frye Aircraft Company
- Interior view of the Frye Aircraft Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women in uniform working at tables with vises and metal brakes.
- Frye Aircraft Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Frye Aircraft Company
- View of a (possibly) Denver, Colorado, business with neon sign: "Frye Aircraft Company Environmental Division;" shows a commercial building with display windows. A woman reads by a street light.
- Frye Aircraft Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gray Goose aircraft
- Experimental aircraft. Photographed: at the Gray Goose Airways hanger and plant, 4150 Josephine St., Denver, Colo., February 15, 1931.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1930-1940.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1931.; Gray Goose Airways.
- 1931
- Gray Goose aircraft
- Experimental aircraft; view of opposite side. Photographed: at the Gray Goose Airways hanger and plant, 4150 Josephine St., Denver, Colo., February 15, 1931.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1930-1940.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1931.; Gray Goose Airways.
- 1931
- Western History Subject Index
- Univair aircraft corporation
- Western History Subject Index
- Vest Aircraft Company
- Alexander factory Colorado Springs
- An automobile leaves the Alexander Aircraft Factory, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; license plate reads: "12 624." A water tower and Pikes Peak are in the background.
- Alexander Aircraft Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Examining new military aircraft
- Men stand near a military aircraft probably near Denver, Colorado. A sign painted on the side of the airplane near the cockpit reads: "Do Not Step On Enclosure Track".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Bathing beauty getting into early aircraft
- A young woman dressed in a swim suit, sash, tights, Shriner's hat, and high heeled shoes steps into an early airplane, probably Denver, Colorado. The pilot sits in the cockpit of the aircraft.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ryan M-1 airplane
- A mechanic looks over the engine of a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in a hangar at an airport in Denver, Colorado. The front propeller is removed.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--19-19.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Ryan B-1
- Shows a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, parked in a hanger in Denver, Colorado.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Charles A. Lindbergh inspecting an early airplane
- Charles A. Lindbergh inspects the engine of probably a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in Denver, Colorado. Four men, including two mechanics, watch from behind.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mechanics (Persons)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- National Guard aircraft
- National Guard aircraft, probably P12's, fly over Guard support units at Camp George West in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Guard support from over 20 Colorado towns gathered for review from state and military officials.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military camps--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military parades &...
- June 1933
- Lindbergh and Ryan airplane
- Charles A. Lindbergh poses near probably a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in Denver, Colorado. A crowd looks on. A hangar is in the distance.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles August) 1859-1924.
- August 31, 1927
- Vest airport being abandoned
- View of abandoned buildings and hangars at the Vest Aircraft Company's airport at 46th (Forty-sixth) and Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado.
- Vest Aircraft Company (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1953]
- U.S. National Bank Center
- Groups of men and women stand near models of aircraft passenger cabins and airplanes in the courtyard of the U.S. National Bank Center at 1740 Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. A display reads: "Beechcraft."
- Aircraft cabins--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Beechcraft (Airplanes)--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Courtyards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954?]
- Lita Grey Chaplin at Denver Union Airport
- Lita Grey Chaplin prepares to christen an a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, at the Denver Union Airport in Denver, Colorado. A pilot stands nearby. Lettering on the side of the airplane reads: "Sunbeam Air Transport...
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver Union Airport--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rites &...
- [1929]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Raymond "Ray" Wilson
- Portrait of Tom Sheldon (aircraft designer) and Raymond Wilson (in spotted tie), pilot, educator, and businessman. They pose by a small passenger airplane.
- Monarch Airlines--People--1930-1940.; Designers--1930-1940.; Air pilots--1930-1940.; Businessmen--1930-1940.; Sheldon, Tom, airplane designer.; Wilson, Raymond, 1900-1979.
- 1935
- Alexander aircraft
- Two-place "Eaglerock" (gull wing) #2784. Photographed: at Alexander Flying Field, Englewood, Colo., June 25, 1927.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Englewood--1927.; Alexander Aircraft Company.
- 1927
- Alexander aircraft
- Two-place "Eaglerock" #4196, after crash landing. Photographed: near Ft. Collins, Colo., April 29, 1928.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Fort Collins--1928.; Alexander Aircraft Company.
- 1928
- Alexander aircraft
- Two-place "Eaglerock" biplane #32, lettered Aero Corp., Los Angeles. Photographed: at Lowry Field [Denver, Colo.] August 1, 1926.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1926.; Alexander Aircraft Company.; Biplanes.
- 1926
- Alexander aircraft
- Alexander "Bullet" #8228, low-wing monoplane. Photographed: at company plant in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 19, 1929.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1929.; Alexander Aircraft Company.
- 1929
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army #A-30886, from Ellington Field. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1919
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army #A-30815, from Ellington Field; front view. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1919
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army A-30815, from Ellington Field; side view. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1919
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army #A-30749, from Ellington Field. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1919
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army #A-30640 from Ellington Field. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1919
- Alexander aircraft
- Two-place "Eaglerock" biplane #4. Photographed: at old Lowry Field; E. 38th Ave. & Dahlia St., Denver, Colo., August 1, 1926.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1926.; Alexander Aircraft Company.; Biplanes.
- 1926
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, group of six U.S. Army planes Nos. 4, 6, 7, 55, 69, and 20, part of a flight of 25 planes from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: to Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army two-place biplane; after 1st flight across Continental Divide from Glenwood Springs, Colo. Photographed: landing at Curtiss-Humphryes Field in Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.; Biplanes.
- 1919
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army No. 1, from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4, U.S. Army two-place biplane, in distance; after 1st flight across Continental Divide from Glenwood Springs, Colo. Photographed: landing at Curtiss-Humphreys Field in Denver, Colo., August 21, 1919.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1910-1920.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1919.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.; Biplanes.
- 1919
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army #AS-68133, No. 7 of squadron from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- Consolidated aircraft
- Model NY-2, #31, U.S. Navy A7774, two-place biplane, primary trainer. Photographed: at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., October 14, 1929.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Florida--Pensacola--1929.; Consolidated Aircraft (Firm); Biplanes.
- 1929
- DeHaviland aircraft (Boeing built)
- Model DH-4M-1 (02B-1 for Navy & Marines) #20 Observation Squadron One - U.S. Marine Corps, from Naval Air Station, San Diego, Cal. Photographed: at old Lowry Field, Denver, Colo., August 1,1926.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1926.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1926
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army. Command ship "Man-O-War" flown by Maj. Thomas G. Lamphier, from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army #30 of squadron from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army #46 of squadron from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, #AS-68234, U.S. Army #35 of squadron from Ft. Sill Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army #60 of squadron from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922