Airplanes

Aerial shot from a biplane of another airplane flying over the ocean.

Marine aviators and ground crew shown at Quantico, Virginia, all associates of James E. Webb. The men are unidentified. The photo was taken in front of a hanger with a Biplane in the background.

Marine aviators and ground crew shown at Quantico, Virginia, all associates of James E. Webb. All of the men are unidentified. The photo is taken in front of a hanger with a Biplane in the background.

Photo of Marine aviators and ground crew shown at Quantico, Virginia, associates of James E. Webb. All of the men are unidentified. The photo was taken in front of a hangar with a Biplane in the background.

Snapshot of airplanes at an airfield. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page. The date, location and event of each are unknown.

Snapshot of an airplane on a landing strip with a group of people waiting to board. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page. The date, location and event of each are unknown.

Snapshot of an airplane being refueled by an unidentified mechanic. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page.

Snapshot of an airplane on a landing strip, an unidentified crew member, and an unidentified male looking at the plane. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page.

James E. Webb (center) and two unidentified soldiers standing in front of a biplane. Part of a series of snapshots taken during Webb's training as a pilot.

Left to right: Frank Hayne, Mr. Van Voorhis, Mr. Brown, Chief Wall, Mr. Briant, James E. Webb, Mr. Sadeesen in front of a Bi-Plane on their cross country trip to Pascagoula, Mississippi.