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[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" crash]
Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton crashing his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" into a pond during an air show at Meadows Race Track in Georgetown, Washington, May 12, 1910. Inscription on album page: "One of the first spot news candid camera photos. Probabally [sic] the first picture ever taken of an actual plane crash at the moment of impact. Hamilton's plane about 1908 [incorrect date].…
[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" in flight]
Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton flying his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" at an air show at Meadows Race Track near Seattle, Washington, March 11 or 12, 1910. Hamilton's flights at this air show are credited as the first heavier-than-air flights in Washington State.  Inscription on album page: "Close up view of Hamilton's plane in fleight [sic] – 1909-10." Part of "A Portfolio of Early…
[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" in flight]
Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton flying his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" at an air show at Meadows Race Track near Seattle, Washington, March 11 or 12, 1910. Hamilton's flights at this air show are credited as the first heavier-than-air flights in Washington State.  Inscription on album page: "Hamilton flying at at [sic] old Meadows race track. 1909-10." Part of "A Portfolio of Early…