Envelope and letter 15th flight, Manila to S.F. Bay Airdrome, Alameda, 1936

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Envelope and letter 15th flight, Manila to S.F. Bay Airdrome, Alameda, 1936

Entry/Object ID

1985.114.3

Scope and Content

Acc. No. 85.114.3 a & b Subject Category: Aviation Date or Period: 1936 Object: Envelope & letter Description: a. Envelope with bold printed caption "Fifteenth Flight-Cavite, 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. Size: L-3 1/2 x W-6 1/2 inches. b. hand written letter on stationery from the Manila Hotel, Manila, P.I. Size: L-8 1/2 x W-5 1/2 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 a historic fifteenth flight from Cavite, P.I. to Alameda, via Guam, Wake Island, Midway Island and Honolulu, 1936. Acquired from: Ray P. Bowman Date: 12-29-85