Scrapbook, 1926-1930's (bulk 1926-1929).

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Scrapbook, 1926-1930's (bulk 1926-1929).

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Scrapbook containing documents, newspaper clippings, ephemera and photographs as well as several artifacts related to the Gerbracht brothers. Photographs show the Ames airport, early planes, the Gerbracht brothers, aerial views of Iowa State University, and the "flying office" of the Automatic Washer Company. Artifacts include an early air sickness bag and a piece from the fuselage of a Bolte Aircraft Company plane.

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7682243

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Gerbracht, Joe V., b. 1895.

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Gerbracht Aeronautical Corporation.

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