Airplane after crashing

Grab

Description

Crashed aerobatic airplane with crowd gathered. Handwritten on photograph back: "What an aeroplane wreck looks like. Result of an 80-foot fall by Roland Garras of the Moisant Aviators, from which he miraculously escaped unhurt. Flew at Michigan State Fair Grounds. c.1910."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA0953
Subject:: Air shows--Michigan--Detroit; Aircraft accidents--Michigan--Detroit; Aircraft hulks--Michigan--Detroit; Antique and classic aircraft--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: c.1910
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: M/Aviation
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.