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[Lawrence Brown and Ruth Wightman with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of pilots Lawrence Brown (left) and Ruth Wightman (right) with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1910s-1920s. A clipping about Brown and Wingman is glued to the image.Clipping text: "Lawrence Brown, of Venice, [crossed out: 'Illinois'] [handwritten: 'Cal'], has been doing some excellent exhibition flying in the Middle West during the past week. / C. O. Prest, the instructor of the…
[Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Ed Musick at Venice Flying School]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Edwin Musick at the Venice Flying School, California, circa 1918. Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
[Three men and woman in flight gear at table]
Photograph of three men and a woman in flight gear (possibly Florence Seidell) at a table, circa 1910s-1920s. Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
[Ruth Wightman at controls of seaplane]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman at the controls of an unidentified seaplane, May 1913.Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
[Ruth Wightman with woman and dog]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman (left) with another woman and a dog, circa 1900s-1910s. Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
[Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Ed Musick at Venice Flying School]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Edwin Musick at the Venice Flying School, California, circa 1918. Inscription on verso of print: "Ed Music [Musick] / Ruth Wightman / Fred Schiller / Instructor at Flying School / Venice, Calif." Inscription on envelope: "Ralph [sic] Schiller -- Ruth Wightman / Venice Flying School / 1918."
[Ruth Wightman at controls of seaplane]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman at the controls of an unidentified seaplane, May 1913.Inscription on verso: "Ruth Wightman / May 11, 1913."
[Florence Seidell and man seated in Curtis aircraft]
Photograph of Florence Seidell (left) and a man seated in a Curtis aircraft, circa 1914. Possibly taken during the making of the short film "The Mistress of the Air." Image includes a business card for Seidell. Typed on business card: "Florence Seidell / Aviatrix / Santa Ana, California."Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa…
[Florence Seidell with Curtiss aircraft]
Photograph of Florence Seidell with a Curtiss aircraft, circa 1914. Possibly taken during the making of the short film "The Mistress of the Air."Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.