Fred Wiseman Scrapbook
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- Creators:
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Wiseman, Fred, 1875-1961
- Dates:
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1909-1968
bulk [ca. 1910s, 1950s]
- Size:
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0.59 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0618
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Fred Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan. On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. After the 1911 season, Wiseman gave up flying. This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.
