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[Locklear advertisement]

Description: Photograph of advertisement for Ormer Locklear's show at the Texas State Fair. Text on the advertisement reads: "A Fort Worth boy, Lieut. Ormer Locklear, who has thrilled millions all over the country by performing his amazing feat of changing from one airplane to another in flight, the only person in the world to accomplish this feat, will perform this super-stunt at the Texas State Fair in Dallas on 'Locklear day,' Friday, Oct. 17."
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear and actress]

Description: Photograph of Ormer Locklear and an actress. Locklear's head is bandaged. His left hand rests on her left hip. Behind the pair, a mustachioed man looks over Locklear's shoulder.
Date: [1918..1920]
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear and women on set]

Description: Photograph of a movie scene from The Skywayman. In the photograph, Ormer Locklear is reclining on a sofa. Two women, one in formal dress and the other in a leather jacket, kneel next to him.
Date: [1920-06..1920-08]
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear covering actress's mouth]

Description: Colorized promotional still for The Great Air Robbery. In the photograph, Ormer Locklear holds an actress in his arms as he covers her mouth with his hand. In the background, two men lie on the ground and one man, who hovers over the other, holds a gun.
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear illustration]

Description: Photograph of illustration of Ormer Locklear standing in front of a plane. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads: "Ormer Locklear at a Los Angeles Air Show, Note Resemblance to Clark Gable."
Date: 1923~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear publicity card]

Description: Photograph of a publicity envelope. Text on the reverse reads: "Publicity envelope used by Locklear Flying Circus. Addressed to Ormer's father. Mailed from Grand Rapids, Michigan, while Circus performing at West Michigan State Fair. September, 15-18, 1919. Credit: Locklear Family Collection."
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear scrapbook page]

Description: 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
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas
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