NASM Rudy Arnold photo collection SCANNED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE, link here

I noticed that the NASM has updated the finding aid of the Rudy Arnold photo collection. ALL the kinds of aircraft photographed by Rudy Arnold are now exhaustively listed depending on the kind of material:

- black and white negatives
- color transparencies
- Glass plate negatives
- Additional photography

For instance, I know now for sure that Rudy Arnold has made color photographs of planes such as Boeing XB-47, Douglas D-558 Skyrocket, McDonnell XF-88, Curtiss XP-55 Ascender, Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass or Republic Rainbow... They are all listed!

Theorically, you can order HI-RES digital scans to the NASM. Who has already made a request?

https://sova.si.edu/details/NASM.XXXX.0356?s=0&n=10&t=C&q=&i=0

Re: NASM Rudy Arnold photo collection finding aid updated (all aircrafts now listed)

bercr said:

I noticed that the NASM has updated the finding aid of the Rudy Arnold photo collection. ALL the kinds of aircraft photographed by Rudy Arnold are now exhaustively listed depending on the kind of material

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Excellent news, bercr, thanks a lot for this.

Re: NASM Rudy Arnold photo collection finding aid updated (all aircrafts now listed)

Has someone already ordered hi-res digital scans of non-digitalized photos to the Nasm ? When you read the Faq, it's possible, Nasm will digitalize requested images and transfer them to you for a very moderate price. But each time I have emailed to the archives division reference desk with very simple and detailled request (i wanted to have the image Id of colour Xf-88 transparencies by Rudy Arnold, because the digitalization service needs these id s for digitalizing the images), they never replied to me... Who could help me to get in touch with Nasm archives staff, for instance someone who lives near Whasington Dc, and goes frequently to the Nasm ? I'm French and i live in France... Many thanks

FOR YOUR EYES GREAT COLOUR STUFF FROM THE 40's by Rudy Arnold

GREAT VINTAGE COLOUR PHOTOS IN THE LINK BELOW, the kind of treasures in Rudy Arnold photo collection :

Main link with the color digital scans here :

https://sova.si.edu/details/NASM.XXXX.0356

just a selection below...

Glider WACO CG-13
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1377

Vought SB2U-3
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1372

Republic AT-12
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1342

Glider Pratt-Read LNE-1
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1340

Interstate BG-3 (TD3R-1)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1307

Bell P-39 Airacobra (3 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1225

Beautiful groups of aircraft with P-43 Lancer, Lightning and so on (5 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1214

North American B-25 Mitchell (11 pages!!)
There are some indexation errors, so you will find interesting color photos of FJ-1 Fury and F-86 Sabre and O-47A on the pages 7 to 11...
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1328

North American O-47A (4 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1329

Vought SB2U-3
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1372

Firestone XR9-B (3 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1281

Consolidated Model 39
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1248

Budd RB-1 Conestoga
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1242

Convair XF-92A
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1249

Convair XFY-1 (2 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1250

Boeing XB-47 Stratojet (2 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1232

Kellett XR-8 (2 pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1308

Kellett XR-10
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1309

McDonnell XH-20 Little Henry
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1323

Republic F-84 Thunderjet (5 pages of beautiful photos!!!)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1344

North American P-82 Twin Mustang
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1331

Republic F-12 Rainbow (2 tab/pages)
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1343

Republic P-43 Lancer
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1346

Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1290

McDonnell XF-88
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1322

Vought V-173 Flying Pancake
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1373

Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1316

Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass
http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1369

Re: NASM Rudy Arnold photo collection finding aid updated (all aircrafts now listed)

Fantastic!

Awesome! There are more aircraft types other than the ones described in the thread!