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Mock-up of Boeing Model 200 with landing gear at Boeing plant, Seattle, October 10, 1929
In 1930, Boeing created the revolutionary Monomail, which made traditional biplane construction a design of the past. The Monomail wing was set lower, was smooth, was made entirely of metal and had no struts (cantilevered construction). The retractable landing gear, the streamlined fuselage and the engine covered by an antidrag cowling added up to an advanced, extremely aerodynamic design. Caption…
ID Number:1953.345.60
Date:1929
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Construction model for main tank of Boeing Model F4 B-1 airplane at Boeing plant, Seattle, October 17, 1929
The Boeing F4B was a fighter biplane produced for the Navy, designed to be capable of landing on aircraft carriers. Caption on photo: Main tank construction Model F4 B-1Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2631-BCaption information source: Boeing website at http://www.boeing.com
ID Number:1953.345.68
Date:1929
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Inspectors examining a wing frame at the Boeing factory, Seattle, October 19, 1929
Two men inspect a wing on a plane at the Boeing factory. Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2636-B
ID Number:1953.345.73
Date:1929
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Boeing model 203 biplane at Boeing plant, Seattle, October 25, 1929
The Boeing Model 203 was a three-seat biplane trainer build by Boeing in the late 1920s and used in the company's training school. The Boeing logo with the words "Boeing School of Aeronautics" are visible on the body of the plane in this photo. Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2654-B
ID Number:1953.345.90
Date:1929
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Boeing Model 80-A pilot's cockpit at Boeing plant, Seattle, October 25, 1929
Boeing’s Model 80 commercial transport airplane was the first Boeing plane designed specifically with passenger comfort in mind. Along with the mail, the first Model 80 carried 12 passengers in a spacious cabin with leather upholstery, reading lamps, ventilation, and hot and cold running water. The larger Model 80-A, its cockpit pictured here, made its first flight on September 12,…
ID Number:1953.345.94
Date:1929
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Boeing Model 40-B4 with body uncovered at Boeing plant, Seattle, November 13, 1929
The Model 40-B4, which first flew on October 5, 1928, was the major production model of Boeing’s mail plane series. The plane had space for four passengers and 500 pounds of mail. Caption on photo: Body uncovered - right Model 40-B4Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2685-B
ID Number:1953.345.121
Date:1929
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Boeing Model 80-A nose engine at Boeing plant, Seattle, November 21, 1929
The Boeing Model 80-A was a larger version of the Model 80 commercial transport airplane. The 80A made its first flight on September 12, 1929, and could carry 18 people. Caption on photo: Nose Engine left side 80-AEmbossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2697
ID Number:1953.345.133
Date:1929
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Ski installation on Boeing Model 40-B4 plane at Boeing plant, November 23, 1929
This close up photo highlights the installation of a ski on a plane, so it can land on water. Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2722-B
ID Number:1953.345.140
Date:1929
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Entrance door and lavatory on the Boeing Model 80-A plane at Boeing plant, Seattle, November 29, 1929
The Boeing Model 80-A was a larger version of the Model 80 commercial transport airplane. The 80A made its first flight on September 12, 1929, and could carry 18 people. The photo gives a view of the plane's lavatory through the open entrance door. Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2755
ID Number:1953.345.147
Date:1929
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Seattle Electric Company ticket, Seattle, 1903
In 1898 the Seattle Electric Company was granted a contract to consolidate the city's 22 separate streetcar lines and private street railways. The SEC was an arm of the national Stone & Webster utility cartel, which also controlled the city's electrical grid and operated the Puget Sound Electric Railway (PSE), an interurban line linking Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett. Due to…
ID Number:1953.641.1b
Date:1903