Badges, passes and tickets for aeronautical exhibitions
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1908-1931
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
William J. Hammer Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0074, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
This section consists of a group of 127 borderless matte silver gelatin print photographic enlargements, each mounted on a sheet of heavy gray 24 x 36 inch cardboard. These enlargements, created from photographs taken by William J. Hammer or from Hammer's personal collection, were displayed as part of the aeronautical exhibits at the Automobile and Aero Clubs of America Joint Show held in January 13-21, 1906, in the third-floor gymnasium of the 69th Regiment Armory, New York City.
Most of the prints carry a "Hammer number" on very small typed white square of paper affixed to the emulsion at the top left corner of each photograph. Handwritten (cursive) annotations on the prints and mounts are believed to be in William J. Hammer's hand. Note that Hammer numbered prints 81-90 and 98-100 were not found in the collection at time of processing. Print numbers 91-97 are smaller-format prints located in Box 6, Folder 26; these are photographs believed to have been taken in 1892 of Sir Hiram S. Maxim's Flying-Machine House and experimental equipment at Baldwyns Park, Bexley, Kent, England. Print number 7 (a view from behind of A. Lawrence Rotch and Samuel P. Langley watching an airship in flight) was also not found in the collection at time of processing, but copies of the image show up in other NASM Archives collections (see NAM A-450-A).
Arrangement:
Digital photographs of the original prints, created by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives in April 2013, are attached to this online finding aid, and have been presented in Hammer number order, with the unnumbered prints appearing at the end of the sequence.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
William J. Hammer Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0074, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Width represented reflects aircraft with wings folded.
Dimensions taken by Move Contractor on behalf of CSC at the time of deinstall. Record Updated 12/15/2020. See As-Built in Media section for additional information.
Frank "Pop" Morris was a pilot and aircraft industry professional active in the 1920s and 1930s. This collection consists of one scrapbook, measuring 14.25 by 10 inches, documenting the aviation career of Frank "Pop" Morris. The scrapbook includes photographs, news clippings, correspondence, financial records, tickets, invitations, certificates, and other ephemera.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of one scrapbook, measuring 14.25 by 10 inches, documenting the aviation career of Frank "Pop" Morris. The scrapbook includes photographs, news clippings, correspondence, financial records, tickets, invitations, certificates, and other ephemera. There is a significant amount of material in the scrapbook relating to Mildred Doran, including the search for the Buhl Airsedan CA-5 Miss Doran after it went missing during the Dole Air Race from California to Hawaii in 1927. Doran was a passenger on board the aircraft, which was crewed by John A. "Augie" Pedlar (pilot) and Vilas R. Knope (navigator). There is also material in the scrapbook relating to Ray Page.
Arrangement:
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical:
Frank "Pop" Morris was a pilot and aircraft industry professional. Morris worked for Lincoln Standard Aircraft Company serving at different times as a factory manager and as a district sales manager. Morris also ran, and served as one of the pilots for, several businesses that provided airplane rides, flying lessons, advertising services, and performed at county fairs, air shows, and other exhibitions. These companies included Morris Flying Circus, Morris Fliers, Morris Air Navigators, and Morris Aero Messengers. In the 1930s, Morris took over management of the Southern California Airport in Pico.
Provenance:
Ed Kellum, Gift in honor of Donna Engleman, 2021, NASM.2021.0032.
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
