Bud Morriss photographs collection [graphic], 1905-1964 ; (bulk : 1908-1934).

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Bud Morriss photographs collection [graphic], 1905-1964 ; (bulk : 1908-1934).

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Photographs, lantern slides, and other materials about the history of aviation in the United States, collected by aviator Percival George Brockhurst ("Bud") Morriss. There are also photographs covering aviation in France, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Great Britain. The images date from 1902-1964, with the majority dating from 1908-1934. Most of the photographs depict aviators from this period, including members of the Early Birds of Aviation, a group of aviators who had flown solo before World War I, and the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots. There are also photographs of early aircraft, including balloons and gliders; aircraft crashes; and aviation schools, including Bud Morriss's private flying anf airplane construction schools. Includes clippings, brochures, letters, and scrapbooks.

3.16 cubic feet (898 photographs, 197 lantern slides, and approx. 200 nitrate negatives in 7 boxes and 4 oversize folders)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Early Birds of Aviation (Organization)

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Morriss, P. G. B. (Percival George Brockhurst), 1884-1944

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Percival George Brockhurst Morriss (1884-1944), a native of England, learned to fly at Brooklands racetrack in 1909. Soon after that he came to the United States. A former assistant engineer in the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, he championed the use of wireless to communicate with airplanes in flight. He worked as a pilot for the Bleriot company, and by 1911 he had become associated with the Benoist Airplane Company of St. Louis, Mo., as a pilot, instructor and salesman. He al...

Ninety-Nines (Organization)

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The female pioneers of flight all began with aviatrixes, such as Amelia Earhart, Betty Wharton, and Blanche Noyes, in 1929. Their fame started with the creation of the "Ninety-Nines," an international organization of licensed women pilots established to educate and support their fellow women who have passion for flight. Named for the original 99 members, the "Ninety-Nines" were established at Curtiss Field, Long Island, New York....