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Title
Lieut. and Mrs. Maitland, Lieut and Mrs. Hegenberger welcomed by Mayor Rolph in San Francisco, July 12th 1927
Date Created and/or Issued
1927
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Plates in: California aeronautics photograph album : Dole Race and others, pg. 15.
Maitland and Hegenberger (with laurel wreaths) standing in rotunda of City Hall, Mayor Rolph to right, Captain of Police Quinn behind with other dignitaries.
Maitland and Hegenberger flew the first flight from Oakland and Honolulu. Took off from Oakland on June 28th, landed at Wheeler Field Hawaii June 29th. Flew U.S. Army Fokker C2-3 Bird of Paradise, a tri-motor Fokker monoplane. Upon return, San Francisco held victory celebration ending at City Hall where two awarded gold medals.
2009-0509.
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Identifier
(C)001413786CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Maitland, Lester J.,, 1899-1990--Photographs
Hegenberger, Albert F.,, 1895-1983--Photographs
Rolph, James,, 1869-1934--Photographs
Victory celebrations--California--San Francisco
City & town halls--California--San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Place
California
San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)

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