commander john rodgers

18-Sep-25

Handwritten on the back, "8615. PN-9 #1 being towed into Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, after rescue. 9-18-25." Photo shows the seaplane with a piece of canvas laying over the cockpit enclosure as...

c. 1925

Typed paper glued to the back, "Left to right---Lt. L.W. Curtin, Commander John Rodgers and Lt. B.J. Connell, heroes of the airplane flight to Hawaii waving farewell at Oakland Pier as they...

27-Aug-25

Typed paper on the back, "Watch your credit. LA 9007 Pacific & Atlantic Los Angeles. Trans-Pacific Planes Take Off From San Diego For San Franicsco. This picture shows trans -Pacific plane...

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