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.
Rights
No known restrictions.
Keywords
jump jacket; Derry, Virgil; Derry, Frank 1904-1968; helmet; mask; Stinson Aircraft Corporation Reliant
