Bibliography and Links

Aerial Views

The Florida Post Card Collection: Aerial Views. Otto G. Richter Library, University of Miami, 1996. < http://www.library.miami.edu/archives/cards/aerial.html >

This Web page presents aerial views of the Miami area from the same time period covered by the Romer Collection.

Gleason, David King.  Over Miami.  Baton Rouge:  Louisiana State University Press, 1990.

This book presents aerial photographs of Miami, often accompanied by historical photographs of the same scenes.

 Air Mail

Air Mail and Candler Field.  Golden, Randy.  About North Georgia,  1999. <http://ngeorgia.com/feature/airmail.html>

This Web page describes the events surrounding the first Florida Airways air mail flight from Atlanta to Miami on September 15, 1926.  Romer photographed this flight upon its arrival in Miami.

Fermon A. Stone, Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.  Wright, Nancy Allison.  Air Mail Pioneers, 2001.  <http://www.airmailpioneers.org/Pilots/FermonStone.htm>

This Web page gives a biographical sketch of Fermon A. Stone, one of the early air mail pilots with Pitcairn Aviation.  He later became an executive with Miami based Eastern Airlines.

History of Eastern Airlines.  Sandvig, Shawn.  Eastern Virtual Airlines, 2002.  <http://www.evair.com/ealhistory.htm >

This Web page includes a brief history of Eastern Airlines and its predecessor Pitcairn Aviation.  Pitcairn replaced Florida Airways as the provider of air mail services to Miami in 1928.

Air Meets

Air Racing - an Introduction.  Wings Publishing, 2002.  <http://flightsimmers.net/airport/wingpub/airracing.htm>  This link no longer exists.

This Web page gives an excellent account of the golden age of air racing during the Depression era.  Specific mention is made of the Miami All American Air Races and some of the pilots photographed by Romer. 

The Ninety-Nines: The 1929 Air Race. Jessen, Gene Nora.  International Women Pilots 99 News Magazine, 1999.  <http://www.ninety-nines.org/1929airrace.html>

This Web page gives an account of the origins of women's air racing and its popularity.  Romer photographed many of the women competitors at the Miami All American Air Races.

Airports

Miami International Airport and Tower History.  Mayo, Patrick K.  Federal Aviation Administration.  < http://www1.faa.gov/ats/atct/miatct/history.html> This link no longer exists.

This Web site, produced by the FAA, includes information about the history of airports in Miami.

Opa-Locka Airport.  Miami-Dade Aviation Department, 2002. 

<http://www.miami-airport.com/html/opa-locka_facilities.html>

This Web page, produced by the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department, includes historical information about Opa-Locka Airport and its predecessor Municipal Airport.

Goodyear Blimps

History and Blimp Basics.  Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 2001.  <http://www.goodyearblimp.com/history.html>

The official site of the Goodyear Blimp includes the history of the blimps, images, and information about the current blimps.

Graf Zeppelin

From Rio to Akron Aboard the Graf Zeppelin, 1933.  Miller, Alicia Momsen.  2002.  <http://home.earthlink.net/~nbrass1/zepp/zepp1.htm>

This Web page includes a fascinating account by a passenger aboard the Graf Zeppelin's flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Chicago to attend the World's Fair of 1933.  The voyage is recounted by Alicia Momsen Miller, who was eight years old at the time of the trip.  There are interesting details of the Graf Zeppelin's stop in Miami and the controversy it created. 

Military Aircraft

USS Akron Fleet Operations.  Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. 2002. <http://www.nlhs.com/ussakron.htm>

USS Los Angeles (ZR-3).  Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. 2002. <http://www.nlhs.com/usslos.htm>

These Web pages from the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society give information about the U.S. Navy's "Akron" and "Los Angeles" airships.  These blimps were frequent visitors to Miami and were often photographed by Romer.  Lakehurst was the site of the Hindenburg crash.

ZRS-5 U.S.S. Macon.  Naval Airship Association. 2001. 

<http://www.naval-airships.org/zrs5.html>

This Web page includes information about the USS Macon.  The links on this site lead to further information about the Navy's blimp program.

Boeing History -- Beginnings - B-9.  Boeing Corporation.  2002. <http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/history/boeing/b9.html>   This link no longer exists.

This Web page gives information about the Boeing B-9 bomber.  The aircraft christened "City of Miami" and photographed by Romer at the All American Air Races of 1934 was 

a B-9.

Pan American Airways

Pan American World Airways, Inc., Records.  Otto G. Richter Library, University of Miami, 1996.  <http://www.library.miami.edu/archives/panam/pan.html>

This Web page, maintained at the University of Miami, describes the materials contained in their archive of materials acquired after the closing of Pan American Airlines in 1991. The online content of this site includes some photographs.

Pan American World Airways Collection.  Historical Museum of Southern Florida.  <http://www.historical-museum.org/collect/panam/PanAmIntro.htm>

This Web page introduces the Pan American Collection at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. The online content includes images from the collection.

Krupnick, Jon E.  Pacific Pioneers:  A Pictorial History of Pan Am's Pacific First Flights 1935 - 1946.  Missoula, Montana:  Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1997.

Krupnick, Jon E.  Pan American's Pacific Pioneers: The Rest of the Story: A Pictorial History of Pan Am's Pacific First Flights 1935-1946.  Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 2000.
 

These two books present a pictorial history of Pan American's first flights across the Pacific.  These flights are richly documented with items from the author's extensive collection of Pan American memorabilia.  The author's Web site presents an overview of his books, a discussion forum, and links and information of interest to Pan American collectors. <http://www.pacificpioneers.com/> 

Allen, Roy.  The Pan Am Clipper:  The History of Pan American's Flying-Boats 1931 to 1946.  New York;  Barnes and Noble Books, 2000.

Conrad, Barnaby, III.  Pan Am: An Aviation Legend.  Emeryville, California:  Woodford Press, 1999.

Davies, R.E.G.  Pan Am:  An Airline and its Aircraft.  New York:  Orion Books, 1987.

Horman, Lynn M. and Thomas Reilly.  Pan Am:  Images of Aviation.  Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2000.

The preceding books all contain valuable information about the history of Pan American Airways, its aircraft, and operations in Miami.

Seaplanes

The Do X The World's Largest Airplane (in 1929). Wings Publishing, 2002.  <http://flightsimmers.net/airport/wingpub/dox.htm>  This link no longer exists.

This Web site includes extensive information about the Dornier DO-X with an account of its around the world flight.

Chalk's History.  Chalk's Ocean Airways, 2002.  <http://www.chalksoceanairways.com/sub3.htm>

This Web page, the official site of Chalk's Ocean Airways, recounts the history of Arthur "Pappy" Chalk and Chalk's Air Service.

Allward, Maurice F.  An Illustrated History of Seaplanes and Flying Boats.  New York:  Barnes and Noble, 1993.

This book provides an excellent history of seaplanes.  It is heavily illustrated and includes information about many of the aircraft photographed by Romer.

General Miami Aviation History

The History of Aviation in South Florida - its Planes, Pilots, & Peculiarities.  Rudy, Carol-Ann.  Newspapers in Education.  <http://nieonline.com/miami/images/aviation.pdf>

This six-part series covers various aspects of South Florida's aviation history.

Arrend, Geoffrey.  Great Airports Miami: A Picture History.  New York: Air Cargo News, Inc., 1986.

This book contains perhaps the most complete history of aviation in Miami.  It is heavily illustrated and uses many of the pictures included in the Romer Collection.  The text of this work helps explain many aspects of Miami's early aviation history, particularly some of the subjects touched on in this project.