Integral to this Collection is the biography page for Lee Willey, which itself exhibits 60 photographs, documents and artifacts that illustrate the chronology of Willey's career in aviation. Please direct your browser to his link to learn about one of the Register's most interesting and accomplished, yet little-known, pilots.
The following exhibits nine images from his boyhood.
How early in boyhood is early? Below, paternal grandparents William Henry Willey and Emma Wilcox. I adjusted the levels of these two images for better clarity.
William Henry Willey, Paternal Grandfather, Date Unknown
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Emma Wilcox, Paternal Grandmother, Date Unknown
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Below, Lee Willey with his father and mother, Luther (Lute) and Mable (Keller) Willey. The date is unidentified, but is probably near 1904. Luther favors his mother, Emma Wilcox.
Lee Willey With His Parents, Date Unknown
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Lee Willey, 1904
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Lee Lysle Willey was born at Burlington, CO, July 17, 1902. He spent his early years at Delta and Grand Junction, CO.
At left, a photograph taken in 1904 when he was about two years old. Please direct your browser to his biography link, above, to view another image of him at two years old.
Lee Willey, 1906
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At right, from 1906, a photograph of Lee Willey at about four years old.
Below, Willey in 1912 on horseback in Colorado.
Lee Willey, 1912
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Below, Lee Willey a little older, but date unknown, probably in Colorado.
Lee Willey on Horseback, Date Unknown
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Below, Lee Willey at approximately age sixteen, riding a horse, leading a mule pack train carrying lumber. Bonansa, CO. This is not the same horse as above. He carries a shovel over his shoulder.
Lee Willey With Pack Train
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Below, young Gladys Shropshire and Lee, ca. summer 1917 (age about 15 years). They would be married on June 10, 1921. Lee wears boots with bootstraps and breeches, workgloves, and a mug for the camera. A bouquet of flowers behind Gladys includes what look to be columbines. A guess at the car would be a 1914 Ford Model T "Runabout". Does anyone KNOW?
Wife-to-Be Gladys Shropshire & Lee, 1917
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UPLOADED: 07/08/09 REVISED:
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