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Photograph of Dorothy Hester and Tex Rankin standing in front of a Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft, Cleveland, Ohio, April 1931. Caption on adjacent album page: "Dorothy and Tex in Cleveland (April 1931) to demonstrate to the Air Race Officials what…

Oblique aerial photograph of the Black Pine Mountains, Utah, circa 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Black Pine Mountain, near Salt Lake, Utah, is only one of the many mountains that Dorothy has flown over to and from Cleveland."Part of a…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester (in cockpit) and Robert D. Hofer (standing) with Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y), Cleveland, Ohio, May 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Robert Hofer and Dorothy came to Cleveland (May…

Photograph of a crowd of attendees at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "The 1931 National Air Races held at Cleveland Ohio from August 29 to September 7."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester)…

Photograph of Tex Rankin using a microphone to address the crowd at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "'Tex' Rankin put his show on with a microphone, informing the crowds in the most thrilling way about…

Photograph of attendees looking up at a stunt flying performance during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "All faces were skyward whenever Dorothy took to the air. And I might say that most of the hearts…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester holding her mascot "Jumbo" during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Jumbo, Dorothy's mascot, not only stunted with her, but also had his picture taken whenever they landed…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester in the cockpit of her Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y) during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931. The text "Goodrich Silvertown" is painted on the fuselage.Caption on adjacent…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester using a microphone to address the crowd at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "After each day's performance Dorothy had to take to the microphone, but that was different--a…

Photograph of the International Team at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. From left to right: Mario de Bernardi of Italy, Boleslaw Orlinski of Poland, Alford J. Williams of the United States, Ernst Udet of Germany, and Alois Kubita of…