Donald A. Hall Sr. Production Notes with Charles Eames for "The Spirit of St. Louis" Film (1955)

Donald A. Hall Sr.'s handwritten conference notes detailing drafting room props for Charles Eames on The Spirit of St. Louis film. — Donald A. Hall Sr. Production Notes with Charles Eames for "The Spirit of St. Louis" Film (1955) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A remarkable behind-the-scenes Hollywood production document in Donald A. Hall Sr.'s handwriting, recording his July 13, 1955 conference with designer Charles Eames for Billy Wilder's Warner Bros. film The Spirit of St. Louis. Hall outlines the exact technical instruments and reference volumes to dress his historic Ryan Airlines drafting desk, including ship curves, splines, triangular scales, his 1926 Douglas XO-2 static test reports, Niles' Airplane Design, wood spar test folders, and navigation charts, ensuring historical authenticity for the motion picture.