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Bobbi Trout and Louise Thaden before the Women's Air Derby, Santa Monica, 1929

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Title: Bobbi Trout and Louise Thaden before the Women's Air Derby, Santa Monica, 1929
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa August 18, 1929]
1929-08-18
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout, left, with Louise Thaden, right. Both are holding their flying caps in their hands. Thaden watches as Trout adjusts her tie.
Trout and Thaden both participated in the inaugural Women's Air Derby from Santa Monica to Cleveland in August, 1929. Thaden came in first place while Trout arrived last due to engine trouble. This photograph was either taken on the day of the derby race, before take-off, or shortly before.
This photograph is likely related to the article, "Girl Air Derby to Start Today," Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug 1929: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Trout, Bobby Pilot, 1929
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_3966
ark:/21198/zz002cpp4b
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Air pilots--American--California--Santa Monica
Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979
Trout, Evelyn, 1906-
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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