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[Tex Rankin addressing crowd at National Air Races] (Item)
[Tex Rankin addressing crowd at National Air Races]
Photograph of Tex Rankin using a microphone to address the crowd at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "'Tex' Rankin put his show on with a microphone, informing the crowds in the most thrilling way about those hair-raising stunts that Dorothy was doing high above their heads."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the…
[Crowd at 1931 National Air Races] (Item)
[Crowd at 1931 National Air Races]
Photograph of a crowd of attendees at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "The 1931 National Air Races held at Cleveland Ohio from August 29 to September 7."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931.
[Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley with Curtiss Fledgling] (Item)
[Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley with Curtiss Fledgling]
Photograph of Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, a Royal Air Force flight commander, standing in front of a Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) aircraft at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. Atcherly is dressed in formal wear, including a top hat.Caption on adjacent album page: "Flight Commander R. L. R. Atcherley of the Royal Air Force, right from jolly old England, if you please, and would…
[International Team at National Air Races] (Item)
[International Team at National Air Races]
Photograph of the International Team at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. From left to right: Mario de Bernardi of Italy, Boleslaw Orlinski of Poland, Alford J. Williams of the United States, Ernst Udet of Germany, and Alois Kubita of Czechoslovakia. Caption on adjacent album page: "Al Williams and the International Team. Left to right are Mario de Bernardi of Italy, Capt. Boleslaw…
[Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) flying low over field] (Item)
[Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) flying low over field]
Photograph of a Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) aircraft, piloted by Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, flying low over the field at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Hopping, skipping and jumping around the field he went. But like all playful boys he found much delight in dipping his wings into the mud puddles and splashing about in a ripping old way." …
[Dorothy Hester in cockpit of Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A] (Item)
[Dorothy Hester in cockpit of Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester in the cockpit of her Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y) during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931. The text "Goodrich Silvertown" is painted on the fuselage.Caption on adjacent album page: "'Lucky Thirteen' and what a day! Just look at the rain on the windshield of that ship--but what was rain to this young Miss who hails…
[Men working on Alford J. Williams's Curtiss P-6 Hawk] (Item)
[Men working on Alford J. Williams's Curtiss P-6 Hawk]
Photograph of men working on Alford J. Williams's Curtiss P-6 Hawk aircraft (tail number NR 982V) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. A uniformed officer on a horse is visible in the background.Caption on adjacent album page: "Al Williams' Curtiss Hawk, powered with the Bliss motor. Al entertained the crowd by flying according to instructions transmitted to him by radio." Part of a…
[Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, Al Williams, and Casey Jones] (Item)
[Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, Al Williams, and Casey Jones]
Photograph of Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley (left, in top hat), Alford J. Williams, and Casey Jones at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. Caption on adjacent album page: "Professor R. L. R. Atcherley, 'dean of the funsters', after one of his lessons on flying. Al Williams and Casey Jones seem well pleased with the lesson." Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's…
[Dorothy Hester and her mascot Jumbo in Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A] (Item)
[Dorothy Hester and her mascot Jumbo in Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester holding her mascot "Jumbo" during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Jumbo, Dorothy's mascot, not only stunted with her, but also had his picture taken whenever they landed after a performance."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, circa…
[Dorothy Hester addressing crowd at National Air Races] (Item)
[Dorothy Hester addressing crowd at National Air Races]
Photograph of Dorothy Hester using a microphone to address the crowd at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "After each day's performance Dorothy had to take to the microphone, but that was different--a couple of good outside loops would have felt much more comfortable."Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931…