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Magazine clipping, "A day at the races," from an unidentified publication, September 1937. Contains a collage of captioned photographs depicting scenes at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. Identified individuals in the photos are J. A. Fitz,…

Film footage of the 1932 and 1933 National Air Races. The first segment features clips from the 1932 National Air Races, showing aircraft, pilots, officials, and spectators. Scenes include air races, aerobatics, parachute jumps, and formation flying.…

Composite photograph made from two photos of Dorothy Hester in the cockpit of her Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Two portrait studies of Dorothy Hester after…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester (right) and Dorothy Cady (left) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. The caption notes that the aircraft behind them belongs to Hoot Gibson.Caption on adjacent album page: "Mrs. Dorothy Cady and Miss Dorothy…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester (right) and Senator Hiram Bingham (left) looking up at a flight performance during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "--and so it was, for Senator Bingham and Dorothy had to…

Photograph of attendees looking up at a flight performance during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Just a part of the crowd that craned their heads skywards to watch the tactics of the birdmen. Oh, it's…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester (right) talking with Senator Hiram Bingham (left) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Senator Hiram Bingham and Dorothy deeply engaged in ground flying -- so let's not disturb…

Photograph of (from left to right) Tex Rankin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy David S. Ingalls, and Dorothy Hester at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "David S. Ingalls, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

Photograph of Robert L. Hall in the cockpit of his Granville Gee Bee D Sportster aircraft at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. Caption on adjacent album page: "R. L. Hall and his Gee Bee. Hall is the designer of this ship, also the one…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester holding a bouquet and addressing the crowd via microphone at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Another bouquet of roses, and a few more words over air. This is just one of the…