Overview
The Douglas Aircraft Company photographs include 87 black and white images of airplanes, military transport aircraft, and airplane models produced by the company, circa 1953-1969.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1969
Creator
- Douglas Aircraft Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)The Douglas Aircraft Company photographs include 87 black and white images of commercial aircraft, military transport aircraft, and model airplanes manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company of Santa Monica, California, 1938-1969. The commercial aircraft images capture airplanes in flight, on tarmacs, and during passenger boarding. The military troop transport aircraft images capture US Air Force transport airplanes in flight, on tarmacs, and closeups of landing gear, cockpits, and military personnel boarding and unloading. The model airplane images include a small number of photographs taken of various views of planes.
Historical Note:
The Douglas Aircraft Company was founded by Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. in Santa Monica, Calif. in 1921. The company initially built aircraft bombers as a government contractor, but became widely popular with the introduction of their "DC" (Douglas Commercial) model aircraft. Many of these models were used for military troop transport. Douglas Aircraft merged with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in 1967 but remained a wholly owned subsidiary of the company continuing to manufacture aircraft. The new firm McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in 1997.
Series Outline
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series I. Douglas Commercial Aircraft, 1938-1969
- Series II. Military Troop Transport Aircraft, 1946-1955
- Series III. Airplane models, 1952-1955
Provenance:
Purchase 2005.
Processing Information
Processed: May 2011
By: Benjamin Johnson
Creator
- Douglas Aircraft Company (Organization)
- Title
- Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Douglas Aircraft Company Photographs, 1938-1969: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00169
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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