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Image of Two men working on hydroplane models in Boeing’s model making shop, October 29, 1929
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Two men working on hydroplane models in Boeing’s model making shop, October 29, 1929

This photo shows two model makers at the Boeing plant. Caption on image: Model Making Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo"Photographer's number: 2661-B
ID Number:1953.345.97
Date:1929
Image of Boeing Model 40-B4 with body uncovered at Boeing plant, Seattle, November 13, 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
Image of Boeing Model 40-B4 plane body, November 13, 1929
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Boeing Model 40-B4 plane body, November 13, 1929

The Model 40B-4, which first flew 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 image: Body uncovered - left. Model 40-B4Embossed with Boeing logoBoeing Off. Photo (with Boeing logo)Photographer's Reference Number: 2686-BCaption information source: www.boeing.com
ID Number:1953.345.122
Date:1929
Image of Boeing Model 80-A nose engine at Boeing plant, Seattle, November 21, 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
Image of Ski installation on Boeing Model 40-B4 plane at Boeing plant, November 23, 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
Image of Entrance door and lavatory on the Boeing Model 80-A plane at Boeing plant, Seattle, November 29, 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
Image of Some Scenes Attending End of Round the World Flight, October 18, 1924
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Some Scenes Attending End of Round the World Flight, October 18, 1924

In 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers, each manned by an Army Air Corps pilot and mechanic, took off from Seattle's Sand Point Field to fly around the world. Some 175 days later, on September 29, 1924, three of the planes arrived back in Seattle. An estimated 40,000 people greeted the flyers as they landed at what is now Magnuson Park.…
ID Number:1956.1145.2.1
Date:1924
Image of Two men looking at model, Seattle World's Fair, circa 1962
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Two men looking at model, Seattle World's Fair, circa 1962

The Coliseum (later Key Arena, and now Climate Pledge Arena) housed the Washington State exhibit - The World of Tomorrow. Here, two unidentified men sit in front of a rendering of the Coliseum while holding a model made by the Martin Corporation, an aerospace contractor. Stamped on verso: Exclusive Gene Weber Photograph - 912-A Pine Street, Seattle 1, Washington -…
ID Number:1965.3598.9.57
Date:Circa 1962
Image of NASA exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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NASA exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962

At the fair, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and contributing aerospace industries displayed full-scale models of the Saturn V booster rocket and John Glenn's Mercury capsule. Glenn visited Seattle toward the end of the fair, and made appearances with the genuine Mercury capsule -- the Friendship Seven. This exhibit graphic shows the Space Capsule with its single astronaut.…
ID Number:1965.3598.14.18
Date:1962
Image of NASA exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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NASA exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and contributing aerospace industries displayed full-scale models of the Saturn V booster rocket and John Glenn's Mercury capsule. Glenn visited Seattle toward the end of the fair, and made appearances with the genuine Mercury capsule -- the Friendship Seven. Here, two visitors examine a scale model of an astronaut inside the Space Capsule.…
ID Number:1965.3598.14.19
Date:1962
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