Stewart Collection ➔ Negative, Film
Archival Item
2008.5.143
Black and white negative of a bi-plane, registration C5500. The airplane is on wheels on the ground. Power or telephone wires, a car and the tip of another airplane's tail are visible in the background. "Varney Air Lines" logo is visible on the side of the airplane. "Railway Express Agency" logo is visible on the cockpit. Landscape not indicative of Yukon; registration is American.
Varney Airlines was an airline company that started service on April 6, 1926 as an airmail carrier. Formed by Walter Varney, the airline was based in Boise, Idaho.
Varney Airlines and National Air Transport eventually became the airline that is now called United Airlines. (Wikipedia)
Varney Airlines and National Air Transport eventually became the airline that is now called United Airlines. (Wikipedia)