[Photo Album]: 1930s Hawaii Aviation

GABOURY, Warren A.

Verlag: Hawaii, 1930

Beschreibung

Oblong small quarto measuring 11" x 7.5". String tied decorative cloth with palm tress and "aloha" on the front board. Contains 244 sepia-toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1" x 1" and 4" x 5" without captions. Album is near fine with some edgewear with near fine photographs. A photo album kept by a young couple in Hawaii in the 1930s and 40s. Warren A. Gaboury was a naval pilot from Rhode Island who, according to a newspaper clipping seen here, "dropped his naval wings to work for Pan-American Airlines." The photos show Gaboury and his wife exploring the Hawaiian Islands, enjoying the beach, posed by palm trees, and swimming at a local pool. They are often seen posed around cars and motorcycles as well as visiting a downtown area. They go to an air show and many photos show the couple standing by planes. Some of these photos show photos taken while in flight of planes and landscapes. Later photos show the couple at a ranch and enjoying Gaboury is also seen in his military uniform throughout the album. A newspaper clipping laid in discusses Gaboury's career mentioning how, as stated above, he began as a naval pilot and switched courses to become a commercial pilot of the San Francisco-China run. The article goes on to say, "he likes the pounding surf and therefore has passed up several opportunities to fly for airlines which operate over hill and dale in order to turn his attention to the development of trans-oceanic aerial travel." While commissioned with the Navy he was "assigned to an aerial photographic survey which took him and four companions along the â Line Islands' from Hawaii to Samoa." This was presumably where his interest in photography developed. The article ends saying that next to flying the "subject dearest to his heart is Hawaii" where he had taken up residency. "By the time one listens to his discourse on the beauties of the "Pacific Paradise," he reaches the opinion that [Gaboury] might well qualify for a berth as unofficial representative of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce." A nice collection of photographs depicting a couple in Hawaii and Gaboury's aviation career. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 417648

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Photo Album]: 1930s Hawaii Aviation

Verlag: Hawaii

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine