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William (Bill) Henry Chaffee Collection |
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Blueprint - 1924
Blueprint, Lange-3, A-frame pusher model, "Lange-3 duration model, Winner in 1923 International Air Races, Scale 1/4" = 1", [copyright] Illinois Model Aero Club 1924". Per the commemorative program book from the 50th Nats (1976), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nats, Edward J. Lange won first place in Event Number 6 at the 1923 air races (considered the first Nats), winning the Mulvihill trophy.
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Card, Identification - 1920s/1930s Circa
Identification card, test flying models at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, card number 10, includes Bill Chaffee's signature and his mother's (Emilie) signature, circa 1920s/1930s Items A2024.10.36, A2024.10.37, A2024.10.38, A2024.10.39, and A2024.10.40 originally in envelope (pictured) along with negatives and a postcard.
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Card, Identification - 1930s Circa
Identification card, "Indoor, Chaffee", identifies model airplane stats, assumed Bill Chaffee's model airplane, circa 1930s Items A2024.10.36, A2024.10.37, A2024.10.38, A2024.10.39, and A2024.10.40 originally in envelope (pictured) along with negatives and a postcard.
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Card, Identification - 1930s Circa
Identification card, "Indoor, Pond", identifies model airplane stats, assumed Bertram Pond's model airplane, circa 1930s Items A2024.10.36, A2024.10.37, A2024.10.38, A2024.10.39, and A2024.10.40 originally in envelope (pictured) along with negatives and a postcard.
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Card, Membership - 1927 October 1
Card, Membership, Airplane Model League of America, William Chaffee, October 1, 1927 Only front of card has been scanned.
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Clipping, magazine - 1931, June 1
Clipping, magazine ad, Fisher Body Corp. model Napoleonic coaches competition (road vehicle), The Saturday Evening Post, June 1, 1931 This item has not been scanned yet.
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Diary - 1930 July 5-August 6
Diary, "Diary of William H. Chaffee, European Trip - Summer 1930", England, Belgium, and France, July 5-August 6, 1930. Per Bill Chaffee's biography, written by his son, Hal Chaffee, this European trip was one of three prizes Bill won for coming in first in Senior Scale at the Third National Airplane Model League of America Contest in 1930 (Nats). Pages of diary have not been scanned.
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Drawing, Technical
Technical drawing, 10" High Climb Job, designed by Bill Chaffee, on Michigan Model Airplane Club letterhead, Detroit, Michigan, undated. "Hammer" handwritten on back of letterhead. This item has not yet been scanned.
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Instructions - 1931
Instructions, Wanner's Flying Autogiro, George D. Wanner & Co., Dayton, Ohio, 1931
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Letter - 1929, December 5
Letter, addressed to Mr. B.C. Friedman, Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois, from Merrill C. Hamburg, pertaining to indoor duration model rules, dated December 5, 1929. Letter has not yet been scanned.
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M000.011.02 (1) - Beginning to Fly: The Book of Model Airplanes
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M000.011.02 (2) - Beginning to Fly: The Book of Model Airplanes
Hamburg, Merrill C.
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Magazine - 1928 May
Magazine, The Crest, Vol. I No. 7, published monthly by the Cadillac Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan, May 1928. Includes article "America's Newest Toy" by Franklin M. Reck.
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Magazine - 1930 March
Magazine clipping, article "Aerodynamics for the Model Maker" by Marshall H. Boden, Air Travel News, March 1930. Article includes photos of: Jack Loughner with Mulvihill trophy; The Mystery Cruiser model airplane; and "a group of model builders on a visit to the national capital", including Jack Loughner, President Herbert Hoover, and William P. MacCracken in Washington, D.C. Also pictured appear to be modelers Charles Dybvig, Aram Abgarian, and ...
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Manuscript - 1943 Circa
Manuscript, "Models Tell the Story" by William H. Chaffee, circa 1943. Topic: Eugene W. Kettering's model aircraft collection.
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