[Grave marker for William E. Sanborn]

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Identifier1987-09-22-B_image_037SourceThe Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection (1987-09-22-B), Box 1, Folder 6DescriptionPhotograph of the grave marker for pilot William E. Sanborn, Idaho, circa 1927.

Caption on verso: "The Pioneer / A sudden storm in a treacherous canyon --- He died with his boots on. And on the edge of the Snake River Canyon, two desert ranchers of Idaho erected this crude cross to honor the pioneer of the air mail."

Inscription on verso: "Southern Idaho / 1926 / Pilot Sanborne [sic]."
Creation Datecirca 1927SubjectVarney Air LinesSanborn, William E.GravesAir pilotsAir mail servicePlaceIdahoUnited StatesExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 in.LanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Claud V. O'Callaghan Early Airmail Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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