John J. Frisbie at Detroit aviation meet
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Description
View of aviator John J. Frisbie at Detroit aviation meet. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Aircraft competitions--Detroit aviation meet, 1911. Captain Frisbie." 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
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na003154
- Subject:
- Air pilots
- Air shows--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographers--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 #2
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.