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Auction archive: Lot number 400

[WORLD WAR II AVIATION]. Scrapbook album related to the Wil...

Reserve
US$150
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 400

[WORLD WAR II AVIATION]. Scrapbook album related to the Wil...

Reserve
US$150
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

[WORLD WAR II AVIATION]. Scrapbook album related to the Willow Run aircraft plant, with some photos of Henry Ford. [Dearborn, ca. 1940s]. Album (267 x 370 mm). Screw-bound full brown leather, front board with embossed Presidential Seal with four stars in each corner, each stamped in colors. 45 black leaves, with numerous mounted newspaper and magazine clippings, 53 black and white photos (52 photos mounted with tape or glue, 1 photo loose; some creasing rubbing, chipping, occasional ink markings or captions). 6 photos feature an elderly Henry Ford (1863-1947). 5 items (letters, programs, photos) signed by various officials and military members associated with Willow Run (some rubbing, wear). This scrapbook was from the collection of Lt. Col. Leslie Gordon, who was the Army Air Force’s liaison to the Ford-owned Willow Run plant, and Gordon and his family members feature prominently.

Auction archive: Lot number 400
Auction:
Datum:
17 Nov 2022
Auction house:
Potter & Potter Auctions
3759 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Suite 121
Chicago, IL 60613
United States
info@potterauctions.com
+1 (0)773 472 1442
+1 (0)773 260 1462
Beschreibung:

[WORLD WAR II AVIATION]. Scrapbook album related to the Willow Run aircraft plant, with some photos of Henry Ford. [Dearborn, ca. 1940s]. Album (267 x 370 mm). Screw-bound full brown leather, front board with embossed Presidential Seal with four stars in each corner, each stamped in colors. 45 black leaves, with numerous mounted newspaper and magazine clippings, 53 black and white photos (52 photos mounted with tape or glue, 1 photo loose; some creasing rubbing, chipping, occasional ink markings or captions). 6 photos feature an elderly Henry Ford (1863-1947). 5 items (letters, programs, photos) signed by various officials and military members associated with Willow Run (some rubbing, wear). This scrapbook was from the collection of Lt. Col. Leslie Gordon, who was the Army Air Force’s liaison to the Ford-owned Willow Run plant, and Gordon and his family members feature prominently.

Auction archive: Lot number 400
Auction:
Datum:
17 Nov 2022
Auction house:
Potter & Potter Auctions
3759 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Suite 121
Chicago, IL 60613
United States
info@potterauctions.com
+1 (0)773 472 1442
+1 (0)773 260 1462
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