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

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Identifier1991-04-08_image_004Parts1991-04-08_image_004_01SourceThe Early Seattle Aviation Photograph Album (1991-04-08), Shelf 6J-7, Scrapbook Box #22DescriptionPhotograph of Charles K. Hamilton flying his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" aircraft at an air show at Meadows Race Track, Georgetown, Washington, March 11 or 12, 1910. Hamilton's flights at this air show are credited as the first heavier-than-air flights in Washington State.

Inscription on album page: "Hamilton flying at at [sic] old Meadows race track. 1909-10."

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 Date1910-05SubjectHamilton, Charles Keeney, -1914Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer"Airplanes, 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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CollectionEarly Seattle Aviation Photograph AlbumCollection AreaArchivesRelated Resources

Source consulted: Parks, Dennis. "The crazy man of the air: C.K. Hamilton wows crowds in 1910." General Aviation News, January 29, 2012, https://generalaviationnews.com/2012/01/29/the-crazy-man-of-the-air-c-k-hamilton-wows-crowds-in-1910/.

Source consulted: Stein, Alan J. "Charles Hamilton pilots the first airplane in Washington on March 11, 1910." History Links, April 9, 2013, https://www.historylink.org/File/5423.

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