5-35-P-H-6............ MRS. ALICE MCLEAN, FOUNDER OF AMERICAN WOMEN VOLUNTARY SERVICES ...President and founder of the AWVS greets Mrs. Florence H. Boswell, chairman of the Ohio State units of AWVS, who flew her own plane (Cessna Airmaster) from her home in Cleveland to La Guardia Field, to attend training...... candid press release 8" by 10" dated Sept. 1941 with story glued to back of photo......high resolutuion in good shape...........$14

6-36-P-H-6......CURTISS A-18 INSPECTED BY MAYOR LAGUARDIA........Interesting old photo of rare Curtiss twin engine attack plane (only 18 built) parked next to C-47.....walking in front of the plane is New York mayor FH Laguardia and Captain Cobb (handwritten at corner of photo)....measures 8 by 5" in good condition.....removed from personal album............$10

7-36-P-H-6........THE FLYING MARTINS......Original Associated press Photo dated Jan. 2, 1933........"The Martin family of California, all members of this air-minded foursome are licensed transport pilots and their total flying time is about 15,000 flying hours. Left to right: Johnny, 14; Floyd, 28; Peggy, 29 and Eddie, 31;"...................Associated press byline and inked stamp on rear of photo, this undoubtably was run in a newspaper or magazine of 70+ years ago, where these people's relatives are now or what interesting careers in aviation these people had, we may never know.... the two fellas' on the end have American Airways caps on.......7" by 9" in good shape.............$15

8-36-P-H-6.......C-87 AIRPLANE MAINT. TECH. PHOTO................Quite rare and original photo which came from wall of wartime center where combat crews came thru on way to R&R after achieving required number of combat mission, the officer in charge of the center asked each for a photo and typed a short description and posted for other crews to see a friend who "made it" when they came thru...this was taken from wall at wars end......T/Sgt. J.B. Roach and Sgt. Bob Hutchinson of Spencer, N.C...........were attached to the AAFPDA 19th. Troop Carrier Sqdn....(believe this was 5th. Air Force of Australia area)....nose art on what appears to be C-87 (troop transport B-24) says 'Southern Cross Airways'.....dated 25 December-44.....this data is on card attached dated 13 Aug 1944 and Lt. Benton has inked his name and aircraft name on reverse...photo is 2 1/2 x 3 1/2"...has several small holes from staples which originally affixed it to R&R center wall....$28

9-36-P-H-6.....NORTH AMERICAN F-86E SABRE ......Interesting 7" by 10" press release photo from North American Aviation, Inc. of Los Angeles Airport, California .....photo release pencil dated1951, shows close-up of technicians and the new all-moving stabilizer for the -E model......reverse of photo features typed information which appears to have been printed with photo......apparently North American chose to release their own publicity photos, this being one......extremely sharp high-resolution photo in very good condition, and marked by North American....$16

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