Had every intention to detect (UPDATE 7/12/11) Final Chapter

packerbacker · May 10, 2006

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Thanks again for the replies. dg39, I have someone scanning some aircraft post cards and saving them to disc. When I get them, I'll email you.
Here are some of the Pearl Harbor pics

Cheryl · May 10, 2006

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Wow!! This is all very interesting. I live in the Dayton, Ohio area and we have the National Museum of the United States Air Force here. I would think they would be very interested in a lot of the things about airplanes and the Pearl Harbour stuff. They have exhibits for every era of flight beginning with the Wright Brothers, WWI, WWII, etc. They have personal exhibits of People who flew, too. Just a thought.

Look forward to more pics.

Cheryl

dandan · May 10, 2006

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Just INCREDIBLE! I'd be awol for a month going through that stuff! I think you're on the right track with your plans for this rare piece of American history!

packerbacker · May 10, 2006

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Cheryl, did you notice Cecelia Earhart was from Toledo, Ohio? So was this flyer and he is in the photo with Cecelia and her plane. Most of the other pics are basically the same subject matter. I'm trying to find someone in town that can make prints from the negatives I have. There are also a bunch of slides, most of them in color, that I have to go through. Some look meaningless but that's what I thought about Cecelia's plane in flight. It just looked like a plane pic until I saw the picture of her standing next to it in the newspaper clipping. Then it turned out to be the same plane in the group photo.
Here's the clown getting his butt kicked

packerbacker · May 10, 2006

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Bottom line here is the $80 storage fee was up the day I went here. The guy that was paying the storage bill wasn't going to pay it anymore and was going to take it all to the dump as he had to get back to Arizona and didn't have time to mess with it........sheeeeesh!!!!

Dave N Japan · May 10, 2006

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Really Nice, I like the old pictures! The outline of the hands was nice...That was something they left behind for use to look at many years later!
great!

EDDE · May 10, 2006

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love those old black and whites!!awesome

Cheryl · May 10, 2006

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Packerbacker, yep I did notice. Wow! The flier is from Toledo,too, that's cool.

Rodeo clowns have a tough job.

Cheryl

Jason in TN · May 10, 2006

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I would love to see the one of Roosevelt fishing. I am a fishing guide and would like to have a copy of it if that is possible.

packerbacker · May 11, 2006

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Sorry swinging....the envelope holding the negatives said "Roosevelt fishing" so I thought that's what they were. There aren't any of him actually fishing. He appears to be on a boat but all you can see is the bulkhead behind him and he is standing at the rail. There is canvas tied beneath the rail. When I find someone to print them I'll post it and you can let me know if you're still interested. It's a closeup so you can't really tell he's on a boat if you didn't recognize the rail as being "nautical". I was also disappointed. I fish a lot myself. I'm going back to Alaska in July to halibut fish out of Homer. Love that place.

dg39 · May 11, 2006

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packerbacker said:
Thanks again for the replies. dg39, I have someone scanning some aircraft post cards and saving them to disc. When I get them, I'll email you.
Here are some of the Pearl Harbor pics

Words can't express the historic value of your finds. Place them in a museum near you on loan so others can see them. I would be thankful for anything you could send me copy wise.
Thanks for having the intrest to take the time to show them!!!!!!!!!!

packerbacker · May 11, 2006

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As soon as I can I'm going to post the pics of the flight crews that are standing by planes that show tail numbers. I'm going to solicit Realdes help in locating people. I know for a fact that some of these pics are the last, or nearly the last, photos these guys ever posed for.

maureen · May 11, 2006

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Hello,
I am amazed at the pics you found... I worked for a company that restored antique airplanes....I even got to copilot a T-34.. How cool is that.. well anyway,, that started my love for vintage aircrafts.. Your pics are awesome.. congrats on the finds!! I would love to see more....

M

packerbacker · May 11, 2006

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Soon as I can I'll put some more stuff up.

tsgman · May 12, 2006

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Thanks for sharing with us. Good luck. Tsgman

packerbacker · May 12, 2006

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Hope I made this pic small enough. Found a penny blank. It has a rim but nothing else. Would it be an error or something done after minting? It was also in this stuff.

dg39 · May 12, 2006

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From my experience, penny blanks are not to common and bring 3.00 to 5.00 at most. They are more an oddity. $:-\$

Now if the silver is sterling, you have a few dollars in that tray and other items. trays in good condition, Sterling, sell for a hefty price.

What is that bowl and other items..?

snake35 · May 12, 2006

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It looks like the best collection I seen in a long time. Congratulations!!!!

packerbacker · May 12, 2006

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The bowl etc. were all silver items that were in the storage locker. Most of it is plated but the big plate in the back is very heavy. Don't know if it's solid or not. dg39, your stuff went out in the mail today. Should get it by Tues.