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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Ruth Law and Doris Hayes Photograph and Certificate
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0021
- Creators:
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Law, Ruth
- Dates:
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1916
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
Ruth Law (1891-1970) was the first woman to loop the loop, the first person to fly a plane at night and a one-time holder of the Chicago to New York aerial speed record. After World War I, Law was active in the "Ruth Law Flying Circus," a three-plane troupe that traveled to state and county fairs. This collection consists of a photograph of aviator Ruth Law and her passenger Doris Hayes sitting in Law's aircraft. There is also a "Certificate of Flight," signed by Law, which certifies that Hayes was her passenger in Seabreeze, Florida, on February 21, 1916.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photograph of aviator Ruth Law and her passenger Doris Hayes sitting in Law's aircraft. There is also a "Certificate of Flight," signed by Law, which certifies that Hayes was her passenger in Seabreeze, Florida, on February 21, 1916.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ruth Law (1891-1970) was the first woman to loop the loop, the first person to fly a plane at night and a one-time holder of the Chicago to New York aerial speed record. After World War I, Law was active in the "Ruth Law Flying Circus," a three-plane troupe that traveled to state and county fairs. Her husband, Charles Oliver, persuaded her to retire from flying to "home and hearth" in 1922.
Administration
Author
Patricia Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Hugh A. MacLean, Gift, 1996, NASM.1996.0021
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 1996. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Ruth Law and Doris Hayes Photograph and Certificate, NASM.1996.0021, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Women air pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautical sports | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Certificates | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
NASMRefDesk@si.edu
