Preview
Source
The photograph is from a scrapbook owned by Larry Lufkin. It corresponds to image 388807 from National Archives and Records Administration.
Document Type
Article
Creation Date
1-1-1939
Date Information
1939
Imaging Information
The photograph was scanned by Larry Lufkin from a Lufkin's scrapbook.
Description
Frank Derry helps Virgil Derry put on a jump jacket. They stand infront of a Stinson Reliant aircraft and a helmet with a facemask rests on the ground. The number written in the bottom margin (388807) likely refers to a photo identification used by the National Archives and Records Administration. The photograph was taken during smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington in 1939.
This photograph may also be found in the Albert Davies photograph collection.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
jump jacket; Derry, Virgil; Derry, Frank 1904-1968; helmet; mask; Stinson Aircraft Corporation Reliant
