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1-36-P-H-8.......AMELIA EARHART ORIGINAL PHOTO, 1937......Very rare original photograph of legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart taken by her only authorized personal photographer, Albert Bresnik......this 8" by 9.5" image is mounted on 11" by 14" mat and signed in ink personally by Bresnik as well as having his embossed logo in the lower left hand of the photograph.... an affixed note on reverse of photo by Bresnik states that he was "Amelia Earharts personal photographer" and that "You are in the possession of a valuable photograph of Amelia Earhart taken by myself" ....."in honor of her love of colored scarfs, they are mounted on colored stock".....one of AE's last and most famous posed photos, standing at the tail of her 'shiny new plane' Lockheed Electra that she was soon lost in, somewhere over the Pacific in 1937....photo is so clear, so well lit (natural lighting), with Amelia smiling at photographer Bresnik, it sends shivers down your spine...excellent condition......$235
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4-36-P-H-8.....STEARMAN CROPDUSTER.......Publicity photo, this was meant for release to US newspapers, magazines, etc........excellent condition, high resolution 8" by 10" comes with attached, type storyline and credit, marked 'For Immediate Release'.....'Feeding time for trees---a plane speeds over tree tops and sprinl;es miles of forest land with chemical fertilizer. Chemicals accelerate tree growth -- in some cases make trees grow twice as fast'......dated 1961, Nitrogen Division, Allied Chemical Corp......this photo would look nice framed......$10
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7-36-P-H-8......GRUMMAN TBF AVENGERS .....Immediate post WWII photo, probably 1946, taken from a personal photo album, image measures 3.5" by 4" in good condition with high definition.....revers of photo is marked in red pencil "couple of T.B.F.'s on the flight deck" ....note tha PA 41 marked on the wing of the front plane, and the later style US insignia on the fuselage.......$11
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9-36-P-H-8........LARSON AFB C-47 ........Looks like open house at the Larson AFB, big crowds at base of tower and atop the Operations building.......excellent condition 8" by 10" is circa 1950 era.......$11
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10-36-P-H-8.....CRASHED McDONNEL BANSHEE ........Few of us remember the F2H Banshee of immediate post WWII, but in many ways, it was the first successful carrier operated jet for the USN......here we have an excellent condition 8" by 10", high resolution photo of a sad looking Banshee..... ground crew and fire fighters inspecting whats left of this bird.....pilot is not in the photo, but was pobably OK, since he didn't eject, and the cockpit looks fine..(other than the shattered canopy)....hard to find much anything about the McDonnell Banshee nowadays, even though some 200 of the planes were built.......$15
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