Resource Type

[Promotion for The Skywayman]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear, Louise Lovely, and Jack Brammal in scene from the William Fox Studio Production of The Skywayman. In the photograph, Locklear and Lovely sit in a plane. Brammal, who is balancing on the wing of the plane, leans over Locklear's seat.
Date: [1920-06..1920-08]
Creator: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Promotion for The Skywayman]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear and William Elmer in scene from the William Fox Studio Production of The Skywayman.
Date: [1920-06..1920-08]
Creator: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Promotion for The Skywayman]

Photograph of individuals on a film set. In the photograph, Locklear wears a smoking jacket. A man wearing a uniform stands in the middle, while a woman with a pad of paper and pen sits in an armchair on the right. Text on the reverse reads: "Left to right: Ormer Locklear, William Elmer, Louise Lovely. Scene from William Fox Studio production of 'The Skywayman.' June-August 1920."
Date: [1920-06..1920-08]
Creator: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene from The Skywayman]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear, Louise Lovely, and Jack Brammal in scene from the William Fox Studio Production of The Skywayman. In the photograph, Locklear and Lovely sit in a plane. Brammal stands next to the plane.
Date: [1920-06..1920-08]
Creator: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Crashing Into a Building]

Photograph of an airplane crashing into a steeple. Text on the reverse reads: "Ormer Locklear and Milton Elliott crash their Curtiss 'Jenny' into the break-away steeple of the First Baptist Church in Sunland for a scene in Willian Fox's The Skywayman. Note two stuntmen falling, during scuffle, from belfry. In movie, church is a schoolhouse. Villains were chased into school by hero Locklear. They are shown falling from steeple."
Date: [1920-06..1920-07]
Creator: Coffrin, W. Hank
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Locklear's place of death]

Photograph of three man standing at the place where Ormer Locklear died. Text on the reverse reads: "Signal Hill, California, where he was killed. Ormer's brother, Orman Locklear (on the left) and Mr. Shelby (Ormer's manager, on the extrem [sic] right) being shown by a man, where Orman was killed. This is an original photo."
Date: August 1920
Creator: Cross, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Locklear's plane engine]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear's OX-5 engine. Text on the reverse reads: "Locklear's OX-5 engine. Picture was taken day after the fatal crash. It was fug from dike where it had buried itself five feet in earth. Note one bank of cylinders broken off showing terrific impact of plane. It is propped before the top wing of the plane. August 3, 1920. CREDIT: Colonel Art Goebel."
Date: August 3, 1920
Creator: Goebel, Art
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ormer Locklear, Jack Dempsey, and Viola Dana]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear, Jack Dempsey, and Viola Dana. Jack Dempsey stands outside of a biplane; Viola Dana pushes him. Text on the reverse reads: "Ormer Locklear (in cockpit), Jack Dempsey, Viola Dana. January 10, 1920."
Date: January 10, 1920
Creator: Hawkins, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of funeral procession]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear's funeral. In the photograph, a funeral procession is marching down a road. The photograph was taken from higher ground.
Date: August 5, 1920
Creator: Herkimer at Greers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd near church]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear's funeral. In the photograph, crowds of people stand outside of a church.
Date: August 5, 1920
Creator: Herkimer at Greers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morris & Co carriage]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear's funeral. The photograph features a wooden biplane covered in flowers.
Date: August 5, 1920
Creator: Herkimer at Greers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Viola Dana]

Portrait of Viola Dana wearing a silk dress with a dropped waist and holding up a metal box in her hands. Half of her face is visible against a shadowy background.
Date: [1918..1920]
Creator: Hoover Art Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Viola Dana]

Portrait of Viola Dana. In the photograph, Viola sits back in a chair. She looks up at a number of hanging vines.
Date: [1918..1920]
Creator: Hoover Art Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clipping for Locklear reception]

Photograph of newspaper clipping regarding Locklear's visit to Dallas, Texas. The title reads: "Locklear, Daredevil of Air, Will Hold Reception in Dallas, Friday, for Friends from Fort Worth; Will Fly at 2:30 PM."
Date: 1958
Creator: Stathis, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Locklear scrapbook page]

Photograph of a scrapbook page. Text on the page read: "Milton Elliot,-Ormer Locklear & Shirley Short. Elliot & Short the pilots who flew the airplanes when Ormer Locklear jumped from one airplane to another in mid-air. Ormer Locklear "King of the Dare-divils" [sic] Ormer Loclear [sic], and Milton Elliot. was killed Aug 2, 1920 in Hollywood Calf. [sic] while doing a 'spin' for a movie scene which Loclear [sic] was the star."
Date: 1961~
Creator: Stathis, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Actors and plane]

Photograph of three men standing in front of a biplane. One man, center, wears a dark jumpsuit with a skull and crossbones emblem on it. The other two men wear trench coats and aviator caps with goggles pulled over them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Actors in movie scene]

Colorized promotional still for The Great Air Robbery. In the photograph, Ormer Locklear is lifting himself from his seat while a woman, sitting in front, reaches her arm out of the plane. A man in the seat behind her is wearing an aviator cap with goggles pulled over it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Administration Building at Randolph Field]

Photograph of an administration building with a tower at Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas. There are cypresses, a raised American flag, and stones arranged to spell out "Randolph Field" in front of the building.
Date: May 3, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of A&M College]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, showing runways at Easterwood Airport in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of a Pasture Development]

Photograph of an aerial view of strip cropping with and without terracing structure at a pasture development in Bell County, Texas.
Date: June 3, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Airport Facilities]

Photograph of an aerial view of Love Field airport facilities. Buildings include an aero repair shop, a dope house, a garage, a rest house, a mechanic shop, the YMCA, a canteen, hangars, barracks, and mess halls.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Airports]

Photograph of an aerial view of the New Civil Airport, Military Airport, and American Airlines at Laredo, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Bennett Aircraft Corporation]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Bennett Aircraft Corporation plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Airplanes are parked to the right background, and cars are parked in the lot to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Bennett Aircraft Corporation]

Photograph of an aerial view of a hangar at the Bennett Aircraft Corporation, with an airplane parked in front of it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History