Capitol Airlines
Scope and Contents
1.-2. Two small photos of loading cargo near the front of the “Capitaliner Rhron, 417” 3. Small photo of two men working near/above an engine. 4. Capitaliner Pittsburgh 426 note near the Administration Building at the airport with a group looking on. 5. Worm's eye view of Capitaliner Pittsburgh with nose facing left. 6. March 16, 1948 Robinson Studio Photo. Two men standing on a platform in front of an engine, with mail packages in hand, and three men in overcoats standing on the ground reaching to packages. 7. Dec. 16, 1948. “Early Bird” “Sinnie” Sinclair on way to Washington, D.C. For the 45th Anniversary of flight and presentation of the Wright Kitty hawk airplane to the Smithsonian. Includes Howard Tischler, Janice Mann, Larry Schroeder, Sinnie Sinclair, Edwin J. Quick. 8. Another view of Sinclair boarding with Quick shaking his hand. 9. Capital 426. A group of men and a hostess standing near the entrance stairs to the plane. 10. Capitaliner Winston-Salem #229. Group of men on the ramp into the airplane with three others on the ground. Robinson Studio Photo, May 1, 1948. 11.-14. Two sets of two views each of loading of the Capitaliner Cheboygan, 228. Chuck Clark in ship, Superintendent for Operations for Pennsylvania Central Airlines. Robinson Studio Photos Jan. 30, 1950. 15. Capitaliner Memphis, 221-B. Inside a hangar with men on ladders working on the engine, etc. 16. Capital Fleet, Capital Ship Detroit. Standing in front of the Administration Building, Grand Rapids. ca. 1950's. 17. Capital Fleet, Capital Ship, Grand Rapids. Worm's eye view under the nose, with five men standing in the foreground, two wear regular suits and three wear uniforms. Others working behind. 18. Worm's eye view under a Capital Fleet plane gleaming in the sunlight, with the motors running.
Dates
- 1910-1985
Extent
From the Collection: 17.9 Linear Feet (Approximately 40 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org