St. Croix Johnstone in airplane at Detroit aviation meet

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Description

View of aviator St. Croix Johnstone in airplane at Detroit aviation meet. Handwritten on back: "Aircraft competitions--Detroit aviation meet, 1911. Johnstone." Label on file: "This event took place between June 29 and July 4, 1911. The competition was populated by the Moisant Aviators, a traveling aviation show, with prizes reported to be in the area of $25,000. Photos indicate that only two airplanes were in action, a Curtis and a Bleriot. The Bleriot crashed."

Details

Resource ID:: na003189
Subject:: Air pilots; Airplanes; Air shows--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1911
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Aircraft competitions--Detroit aviation meet, 1911 #4
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.