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Description
Photograph of aviator Philip Orin Parmelee aloft in a "Baby Wright" biplane at the Dominguez Hills Air Meet, 1912. The wood and canvas biplane is silhouetted at center, flying towards the left. It has twin wings, twin vertical tails, and a combination of skis and wheels for landing. It is a pusher design. There is a large crowd on the ground at left, and many of the people are seated in early-model automobiles.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Aeronautics Airplanes Parmelee, Philip Orin Dominguez Air Meet of 1912 Transportation--Air--Aviation Meets--Dominguez Air Show--#2 (1912) Airport features
Time Period
1912
Place
California Dominguez Hills Los Angeles USA
Source
1-102-41 [Microfiche number] 11702 [Accession number] CHS-11702 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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