[Charles K. Hamilton crashing his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" aircraft]

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Identifier1991-04-08_image_001Parts1991-04-08_image_001_01SourceThe Early Seattle Aviation Photograph Album (1991-04-08), Shelf 6J-7, Scrapbook Box #22CreatorLittle, C. A.DescriptionPhotograph of Charles K. Hamilton crashing his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" aircraft into a pond during an air show at Meadows Race Track, Georgetown, Washington, May 12, 1910.

Inscription on album page: "One of the first spot news candid camera photos. Probabally [sic] the first picture ever taken of an actual plane crash at the moment of impact. Hamilton's plane about 1908 [incorrect date]. Taken by C. A. Little of Seattle."

Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white photographs of early aviators and their aircraft.Creation Date1910-05-12SubjectHamilton, Charles Keeney, -1914Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer"Aircraft accidentsAirplanes, Home-builtMeadows Race Track (Georgetown, Wash.)PlaceGeorgetown (Seattle, Wash.)Washington (State)United StatesLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Early Seattle Aviation Photograph Album/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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