Overview of the Collection
Western Reserve Historical Society
Mandrake, Charles G.
Charles G. Mandrake Photographs
0.40 linear feet (1 container)
The collection consists of unlimited class and Thompson Trophy racing aircraft from 1920-1958. The photographs in this collection were selected to accompany an unpublished manuscript by Charles G. Mandrake on the history of the Thompson Trophy Race entitled, "The Thompson Trophy Story." A copy of this unpublished manuscript is available in MS 3942 TRW, Inc. Records held at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Included in this picture group collection are images of the famous Gee-Bee and Wedell-Williams aircraft of the 1930s, as well as the World War II fighter and jet aircraft that raced in the 1940s and 1950s.
PG 455
The records are in English
closed stacks1920-1958
Scope and ContentThe Charles G. Mandrake Photographs, 1920-1958, consist of unlimited class and Thompson Trophy racing aircraft from 1920-1958. The photographs in this collection were selected to accompany an unpublished manuscript by Charles G. Mandrake on the history of the Thompson Trophy Race entitled, "The Thompson Trophy Story." A copy of this unpublished manuscript is available in MS 3942 TRW, Inc. Records held at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Included in this picture group collection are images of the famous Gee-Bee and Wedell-Williams aircraft of the 1930s, as well as the World War II fighter and jet aircraft that raced in the 1940s and 1950s. The collection includes 104 black and white photographs of varying sizes.
Statement of ArrangementThe collection is arranged chronologically.
Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3942 TRW Inc. Records.
Restrictions on AccessNone.
Preferred Citation[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 455 Charles G. Mandrake Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Acquisition InformationGift of TRW, Inc.
Indexing TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:Mandrake, Charles G. -- Photograph collections.National Air Races (U.S.) -- Photograph collections.Airplane racing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.Airplane racing -- United States -- Photographs.Aircraft industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.Aircraft industry -- United States -- Photographs.Aeronautics -- Competitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.Aeronautics -- Competitions -- United States -- Photographs.Thompson Trophy Race -- Photographs.Detailed Description of The CollectionCharles G. Mandrake Photographs1920-195811Miscellaneous air races, including images of Curtiss-Cox, Curtiss CR-1, Verville-Packard, Curtiss R3C-1, Dayton-Wright Monoplane, Curtiss R-6, Navy "Mystery" Racer, Loening R-4, Army R-8, Kirkham Biplane, and Verville-Sperry aircraft1920-192712Thompson "Free-For-All" Race, including images of Doug Davis's Travel Air "Mystery Ship," the B. F. Goodrich Lockheed Vega "Miss Silvertown," E. B. Heath's "Baby Bullet," and H. S. Myhres' Simplex Shoulder-Wing Monoplane192913Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Lowell Bayles' Gee-Bee X, the Rider B-1, the Texaco 13 Travel Air "Mystery Ship," the Shell Travel Air "Mystery Ship," Benny Howard's DGA-3 "Pete," Charles Holman's Laird Speedwing "Solution," and Evert Williams' Wedell Williams 92 "We Winc"193014Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Frank Hawks' Laird "Solution," Bill Ong's Laird Biplane, the Laird "Super Solution," Bob Hall's Gee-Bee model YZ "Senior Sportster," Lowell Bayles' Gee-Bee Z, the Continental Airways Lockheed "Orion," the Rider "San Francisco I," and Jimmy Doolittle's Shell Travel Air "Mystery Ship"193115Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Ray Moore's Rider R-1 "Sanfrancisco I," Jimmy Doolittle's Gee-Bee R-1, Lee Glenbach's Gee-Bee R-2, Rosco Turner's Weddell Williams "Gilmore Special," Benny Howard's "Mike," Bob Hall's "Springfield Bulldog," Roscoe Turner's Weddell Williams "44 Miss Patterson," and Jimmy Doolittle's Laird "Super Solution"193216Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Russell Thaw's Gee-Bee R-2, Johnny Livingston's Cessna CR-3A, the Jamison D-12 "Special," George Haig's Rider R-1 "Bumble Bee," Russell Boardman's Gee-Bee R-1, Z. D. Granville's Gee-Bee YM, Jimmy Weddell's Weddell Williams, and Roscoe Turner's Weddell Williams193317Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Art Chester's "Jeep," Earl Ortman's Rider R-3, Steve Wittman's D-12, Roy Minor's Brown R-2, "Miss Los Angeles," the Gee-Bee QED, the Gee-Bee 7, John Worthan's Weddell Williams 45, Lee Mile's Atwood Special, and Roscoe Turner's Weddell Williams193418Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Benny Howard's "Mister Mulligan," Roy Minor's Brown R-2 "Miss Los Angeles," the Delgado "Maid," Dave Elmondorf's Weddell Williams 22, Earl Ortman's Rider Clark R-3, Steve Wittman's D-12, Rodger Don Rae's Rider R-1, the Howard "Mike," Lee Miles' Atwood Special, Art Chester's "Jeep," and the Gee-Bee QED193519Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Earl Ortman's Rider, Art Chester's "Jeep," Dave Elmondorf's Rider "The Elmondorf Special," Harry Crodby's all metal racer, Steve Wittman's "Wittman Special," Rodger Don Rae's Rider, Harold Newman's Folkert "Toots," Lee Mile's "Miles and Atwood Special," Rudy Kling's Rider R-1, and Michel Detroyat's Caudron 4601936110Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Marion McKeen's Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles," Art Chester's "Jeep," the Delgado "Flash," the Loose special, Frank Hain's "Mystery" racer, Frank Sinclair's Seversky P-35, Gus Gotch's Schoenfeldt "Firecracker," Earl Ortman's Rider R-3, Roscoe Turner's Laird Turner LTR-14, Tony Levier's "Pobjoy," Rodger Don Rae's Folkert "Miss Detroit," and Rudy Kling's Folkert FK-1 "Special Jupiter"1937111Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Frank Hawk's "Time Flies," Marion McKeen's Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles," the Bushy McGrew BM-1, Joe Jacobson's Folkerts SK-4, Harry Crosby's Crosby CR-4, Dave Elmondorf's "The Jackrabbit," Steve Wittman's "Bonzo," Russ Chamber's special racer, Keith Rider's "8-Ball," Art Chester's "Goon," Lee Glenbach's Weddell Williams 92, Joe Mackey's Weddell Williams "Comet," the Pearson-Williams "Mr. Smoothie," the Delgado "Flash," Tony Levier's Schoenfeldt "Firecracker," Earl Ortman's Marcoux-Bromberg Special, and Roscoe Turner's Laird Turner LRT-141938112Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Art Chester's "Goon," Del Bush's Folkerts SK-4, Joe Jacobson's Rider "8-Ball," Harry Crosby's Crosby CR-4, Lee William's Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles," Steve Wittman's D-12, Steve Wittman's "Bonzo," Tony LeVeir's Schonfeldt "Firecracker," and Roscoe Turner's Turner Laird LTR-141939113Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Robert Swanson's North American P-51K "Second Fiddle," Jack Woolam's Bell P-39 "Cobra I," Woody Edmundson's North American P-51 D "City of Lynchburg," Earl Ortman's North American P-51D, Alvin "Tex" John's Bell P-39 "Cobra II," and Gus Lindquist's Lockheed P-80A-11946114Thompson Trophy Race, including images of William Bour's Bell P-63A, Charles Walling's Lockheed P-38J, Jay Demming's Bell P-39 "Cobra II," Skip Ziegler's Curtiss P-40Q, Woody Edmundson's North American P-51A "City of Lynchbur Va.," Ron Puckett's Goodyear F2G-1, Steve Beville's North American P-51D "Galloping Ghost," Jack Hardwick's North American P-51B "Batty Betty," Dick Becker's Goodyear FG2-1, Tony Janazzo's Goodyear FG2-1, the North American P51D "Wrath," Tony LeVier's Lockheed P-38L, J. Howard's Lockheed P-80A, R. L. Petit's Lockheed FP-80A, and Cook Cleland's Goodyear F2G-11947115Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Dick Becker's Goodyear F2G-1, Cook Cleland's Goodyear F2G-1, Wilson Newhall's Bell P-63C-5, Chuck Brown's Bell P39 KF-1, Bruce Raymond's North American P51D "Galloping Ghost," and Anson Johnson's North American P51-D1948116Thompson Trophy Race, including images of Charlie Tucker's Bell P-63C-5 "Flying Easteregg," Ron Puckett's Goodyear F2G-1, Dick Becker's Goodyear F2G-1, Steve Beville's North American P-51D "Galloping Ghost," J. H. G. McArthur's Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIII, Burce Cunningham's North American F-86E, and Cook Cleland's Goodyear F2G-11949117Post 1949 Thompson Trophy Races, including images of Fred Ascani's North American F86E, Eugens Sonnenberg's North American F86H, Horace Hanes' North American F-100C, Robert Windsor's Chance-Vought F8U-1, Adrian Drew's McDonnell F-101A, and Walter Irwin's Lockheed F-104A; and Walter Irwin, Fred Ascani, Stanley Haltoner, Eugene Sonnenberg, Horace Hanes, Robert Windsor, Adrian Drew, and Frederick C. Crawford1951-1958