[General Mason M. Patrick in aircraft]

Photograph of General Mason M. Patrick (rear seat) and another man seated in an unidentified aircraft at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. The text on the fuselage reads: "Gen. M. M. Patrick – Chief of Air Service."

Inscription: "A11122 A.S."

Inscription on verso: "General Mason M. Patrick in rear seat of DeHavilland DH. 4 [incorrect identification] at 1923 air races, St. Louis."

Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D.C."