Animals Aloft!: Photographs from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum [Hardcover]

Allane Janus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

This is the visual history and annecdotal story of the mascots, pets, companions and best friends that have made up a whole side of air history retrieved from legendary archives of the National Air & Space Museum.

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About the Author

Allan Janus works in the archives division of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Bunker Hill Publishing (October 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593730489
• ISBN-13: 978-1593730482
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 10.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #648,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Washington DC; schooled in Maryland, Michigan, and Iowa. Made a precarious living as a tintypist in West Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, and Washington DC. Photographs in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art and others. I live in Washington Grove, Maryland, with my cats Max and Maxine.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wild Collection of Photographs, November 16, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animals Aloft!: Photographs from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (Hardcover)

In addition to their marvelous airplane collection, the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum also has a collection of over a million and a half photographs related to Air and Space.

This book is made up of photographs selected out of that collection by the author who is a museum specialist in he Archives Division. The first pictures come from the earliest days of flight in hot air balloons. They continue through some of the experiments run in space. Inbetween are photographs throughout aircraft history, including Roy Rogers and Gene Autry loading Trigger and Champion onto plances.

It is clear that whatever happens, people regardless of what they are doing will have pets, and they will take these pets along with them wherever they go.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offbeat fun, November 17, 2005

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A. P. Griffin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animals Aloft!: Photographs from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (Hardcover)

Terrific amusement for pet lovers, history buffs, airplane aficionados, etc. A very original approach for pulling selections from the Air and Space Museum's vast photographic collection.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Book, January 3, 2006

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R.T. "Real Name" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animals Aloft!: Photographs from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (Hardcover)

This book is a beauty. It's a coffee table tome, but slightly smaller, so it fits easily in the hand, and the historic photos, both black & white and color, are crisply reproduced and delightful to study. The text manages to be both learned and droll; the author is evidently a lover of both airplanes and animals, and an elegant, engaging writer. You'll choose your own favorite airborne animal. Mine was Billy, the goat with a parachute, and Kiddo, the airship cat. And there's the Red Baron's flying Great Dane! Not that he's likely to have had a hamster. Highly recommended!