1964 Aeroplanes of History
By: Jules Wagner
Date: 1964 (dated) New York
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 cm)
This is a portfolio consisting of sixteen prints of historic planes from the early 19th century to the 1930s, reproduced from original drawings by the aviator and artist Jules Wagner. Wagner's prints offer an engineer's depiction of some of the earliest flying machines developed by in France, England, and America. They include the Curtis Robin (American), Gun Bus (English) and the Farman (French) among many others.
The portfolio also comes with a sheet dedicated to the life of the late Jules Wagner. In short, he began is aviation career in 1938 as a baggage handler, ticket agent, and dispatch clerk for Trans-World Airlines but would become familiar with the air as a Naval air transport pilot during WWII. After the war, Wagner flew as a commercial pilot from 1951 until November, 30, 1962 when a DC-7 airliner of which he as copilot failed a go-around attempt after an aborted airline and crashed, killing Jules Wagner and 25 of the 51 occupants on board.
This portfolio was published at the behest of his wife, Ruth A. Wagner and survives as a symbol for Wagner's passion for aviation history, and the art of aeronautical engineering.
Condition: Portfolio is in A condition with some soiling and colored ink markings on the covers. The individual prints are mostly clean with excellent eye-appeal and no tears or holes.
Inventory #12765
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