[Harold E. Hartney with Fokker D.VII aircraft, Rock Island Field, Illinois]

Photomechanical print of Harold E. Hartney with his Fokker D.VII aircraft, Rock Island, Illinois, 1919. The image was taken on Hartney's return journey for the Transcontinental Race.

Inscription on photo: "Lt. Col. Hartney on his return stop at Rock Island Field."

Typed caption: "Lt. Col. H. E. Hartney besides his DVLL Fokker at Rock Island, Ill. on the return journey of the Transcontinental Race, 1919. The old Fokker is pretty badly battered up and the lacing used on side panel when Larry Bell and Donald Douglas installed the auxiliary gas tank is clearly visible in the picture."

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