Envelope and letter 12th flight, Manila to S.F. Bay Airdrome, Alameda, 1936

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Envelope and letter 12th flight, Manila to S.F. Bay Airdrome, Alameda, 1936

Entry/Object ID

1985.114.2

Scope and Content

Acc. No. 85.114.2 a & b Subject Category: Aviation Date or Period: 1936 Object: Envelope & letter Description: a. Envelope with bold printed caption "Twelfth Flight-Manila, P.I. to Alameda, California, U.S.A. Addressed to Mr. R. P. Bowman, S.F. Bay Airdrome, Alameda, Calif. The rest of the envelope face is entirely covered with Philippine postage stamps. On the reverse side is a printed list of the personnel aboard the plane, followed by their autographs. Size: L-3 1/2 x W-6 1/2 inches. b. handwritten letter on stationery from the Manila Hotel, Manila, P.I. Size: L-8 1/2 x W-5 inches History of Object: Letter & envelope addressed to Ray Bowman, San Francisco Bay Airdrome, from Theron E. Griffin, Engineer Officer, Pan American Airways (China Clipper). Sent on an historic twelfth flight from Manila, P.I. to Alameda, via Guam, Wake Island, Midway Island and Honolulu, 1936. Acquired from: Ray P. Bowman Date: 12-29-85