[Mr. Brooks and Walter E. Lees with load of straw hats in unidentified aircraft]

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Identifier2008-03-31_image_A6-078SourceThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), Album Box 5, Folder 1-3Series2008-03-31, Series I-DDescriptionPhotograph of Mr. Brooks (left) and Walter E. Lees (right) with a load of straw hats in an unidentified aircraft, circa 1924. The caption notes that Mr. Brooks, an employee of the Metropolitan Clothing Company, threw the hats out over several cities as a publicity stunt.

Caption on album page: "Summer 1924 / Mr. Brooks of Metropolitan Clothing Co. Dayton Ohio throw out 24 straw hats over 6 city [sic] / and he hears from 23."

Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.Creation Datecirca 1924SubjectLees, Walter Edwin, 1887-1957Air pilotsExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 20 x 15 cmLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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CollectionPeter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and PapersSub-CollectionSeries I-D - Scrapbooks and AlbumsCollection AreaArchives

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[Mr. Brooks and Walter E. Lees with load of straw hats in unidentified aircraft]