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[Walter E. Lees with Hartzell FC-1] (Item)

Photograph of pilot Walter E. Lees standing with his Hartzell FC-1 aircraft (fuselage number 59), circa 1920s. Inscription: "11165 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Hartzell F.C.-1."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when and as authorized in writing by the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D.C."

[Dorothy Hester and Robert D. Hofer with Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A] (Item)

Photograph of Dorothy Hester (in cockpit) and Robert D. Hofer (standing) with Hester's Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y), Cleveland, Ohio, May 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Robert Hofer and Dorothy came to Cleveland (May 1931) and took home two of these Great Lakes Trainers. This particular ship was later christened the Rose of Portland."Part of a scrapbook related to…

[Dorothy Hester and Tex Rankin with Great Lakes Model 2T-1A] (Item)

Photograph of Dorothy Hester and Tex Rankin standing in front of a Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft, Cleveland, Ohio, April 1931. Caption on adjacent album page: "Dorothy and Tex in Cleveland (April 1931) to demonstrate to the Air Race Officials what a real stunt flyer could do." Part of a scrapbook related to Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel's participation in the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland,…

[Tex Rankin addressing crowd at National Air Races] (Item)

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…

[Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley with Curtiss Fledgling] (Item)

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)

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)

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." …

[Men working on Alford J. Williams's Curtiss P-6 Hawk] (Item)

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)

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…

[Boleslaw Orlinski, Dorothy Hester, and Ernst Udet] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) Boleslaw Orlinski, Dorothy Hester, and Ernst Udet posing with Hester's Great Lakes (1929) Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 315Y) at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Captain Boleslaw Orlinski, Dorothy Hester and Major Ernst Udet representing three countries, executed three distinct types of flying and were…