National Air and Space Museum Archives

1928 National Air Races Panoramic Photograph

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2011.0009
Dates:
1928
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.03 Cubic feet
1 oversized folder
Repository:
The 1928 National Air Races were held at Mines Field, Los Angeles, California from September 8 to 16 and included numerous events for both military and civilian pilots. This collection consists of a black and white panoramic photograph of sixty-five of the pilots who participated in the 1928 National Air Races.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a black and white panoramic photo, measuring 24 by 9 inches, of sixty-five of the pilots who participated in the 1928 National Air Races. All of the pilots have been identified by name and they include Thomas Carroll Van Stone; Daniel Webb "Tommy" Tomlinson, IV; Hubert V. Hopkins; Joseph Mason Reeves; Eugene E. Wilson; John G. Crommelin; Frederick M. Trapnell; Wallace Maypon Dillon; and the donor's grandfather, Chester Marion Lindsley. Aircraft can be seen in the background including a Vought O2U Corsair; Curtiss JN-4 Jenny; and numerous Martin (Glenn L.) T3M-1s (Model 73).

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The 1928 National Air Races were held at Mines Field (now Los Angeles International Airport), Los Angeles, California from September 8 to 16 and included numerous events for both military and civilian pilots including a nonstop transcontinental race from New York to Los Angeles. This race was won by Arthur C. "Art" Goebel, the only pilot to complete the race, flying his Lockheed Model 5 Vega
Yankee Doodle
.

Administration

Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bill Lindsley, Gift, 2011, NASM.2011.0009.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2011. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2020.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
1928 National Air Races Panoramic Photograph, NASM.2011.0009, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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