Results for "Purnell, Louis R."
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Louis R. Purnell
- Date: August 23, 2016
- Description: A twentieth century Renaissance man, Louis R. Purnell lived a remarkable life. His career began in the skies above Italy and Germany, where he flew 88 combat missions as an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, while working at the National Museum of Natural History, he traveled the world’s oceans collecting marine specimens, taught himself geology and
Louis R. Purnell in Airman Uniform
- Date: c. 1942
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
Louis R. Purnell, Jr., Curator of Astronautics, in Front of Airplane at NASM
- Date: c. 1980s
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
Louis R. Purnell in his United States Air Force Uniform
- Date: c. 1942
- Creator: Polk's Studio, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
- Creator: Polk's Studio, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
- Finding Aid
SIA RU009578, Louis R. Purnell Oral History Interviews, 1993-1994
- Date: 1993 1993-1994
- Creator: Purnell, Louis R., interviewee
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Document
"Louis R. Purnell, Jr."
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Louis R. Purnell in Airman Uniform
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Louis R. Purnell in U.S. Air Force Uniform
- Blog Post
Louis Purnell, Airman and Curator
- Date: February 22, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Louis Purnell Named Curator at National Air and Space Museum 1980
- Date: 1980
"Black Wings" Exhibit Opens at National Air and Space Museum 09/1982
- Date: September 1982
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 96-175, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Space History, Exhibition Records, circa 1969-1975
- Date: 1969 1969-1975 circa 1969-1975
- Creator: National Air and Space Museum. Department of Space History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
