Press release., Feb. 10 [1960].
Scope and Contents
The photographs include the American Airlines Convair flagship "Boston"; an American overseas Airlines Boeing 377 Stratocruiser at Shannon Airport, Ireland, before 1950 (when the airline was acquired by Pan American Airways; the airplane, renamed "Clipper of the Skies", was lost over the Pacific en-route from San Francisco to Honolulu on November 9, 1957); the introduction of the Convair 880 to the Delta Airlines fleet in 1960; and a Flying Tiger Line crew unloading fresh cut flowers. The collection also includes a packet of eight photographs produced by Deruluft (Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrgesellschaft), which from 1922 to 1937 ran an air service between Berlin and Moscow, via Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad), and the Baltic states; the airline utilized Dornier-Merkur aircraft between Berlin and Königsberg, and Junkers G-24 aircraft between Königsberg and Moscow.
Dates
- Creation: Feb. 10 [1960].
Creator
- From the Collection: Hoxsey, Arch (Archibald) (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Carruthers, John Franklin Bruce (Collector, Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers when Special Collections is open, and at other times by appointment. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 16.25 Linear Feet ( (13 archive boxes, 6 archive half-boxes, 8 clam-shell boxes, 3 shoe boxes, 15 oversize print boxes))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu