Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910 [postcard]

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Identifier2022-00-00-16_image_001SourceThe Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection (2022-00-00-16), Box 1, Folder 1DescriptionPostcard of Ezra Meeker (in covered wagon) and others at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. In addition to Meeker and the wagon, the scene also features two men on horseback, an aircraft piloted by Louis Paulhan, and a crowd in the grandstand.

Caption: "Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910."

Text from original exhibit label: "A postcard of Ezra Meeker, famous Washington State pioneer, at the Air Meet in Los Angeles. His oxen-pulled wagon was highlighted as a contrast to the more modern modes of transportation balloons and airplanes."Creation Date1910-01SubjectMeeker, Ezra, 1830-1928Los Angeles International Air Meet, 1910Paulhan, Louis, 1883-1963PlaceLos Angeles (Calif.)CaliforniaUnited StatesExtent1 postcard : black and white ; 14 x 9 cmOriginal FormatpostcardsBibliographic CitationThe Founders of American Aerospace Exhibit Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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Source consulted: "Image / Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910, 23," University of California, accessed May 15, 2026, https://calisphere.org/item/30891f083f42d90a170017165e7638b4/.

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