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. Text from news agency caption: WATCH YOUR CREDIT----------"P & A PHOTOS." LA 15013---------- (LOS ANGELES BUREAU) GOEBEL FINISHES TRANS CONTINENTAL HOP. ART GOEBEL, FLYING A LOCKHEED VEGA MONOPLANE ARRIVED AT MINES FIELD, LOS ANGELES JUST 23 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES FROM THE TIME HE LEFT ROOSEVELT FIELD, NEW YORK, AS AN ENTRY IN THE NON-STOP TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIR RACE. GOEBEL WAS FORCED TO LAND AT PHOENIX, ARIZ FOR GAS. TWO OTHER FLYERS, GEO. HALDEMAN AND LT. JACK ISEMAN BOTH FLYING BELLANCA PLANES WERE PRESUMED TO BE ON THEIR WAY, THOUGH NO WORD OF THEIR PROGRESS HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE GOEBEL'S ARRIVAL. HARRY TUCKER, FINANCIAL BACKER OF THE YANKEE DOODLE ACCOMPANIED GOEBEL ON THE LONG DIST HOP. ART GOEBEL, WINNER OF THE DOLE SEA RACE LAST YEAR, RECENTLY BROKE THE TRANS-CONTINENTAL NON-STOP RECORD BY FLYING FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK IN 18 HOURS. PHOTO SHOWS ART GOEBEL (LEFT) AND VICTOR CLARK AT MICROPHONE SHORTLY AFTER THE [...] AT MINES FIELD. [This note, Item Ark: 21198/zz002ctvf6, was filed with the negative] This photograph is possibly related to the articles, "FLYERS DEFY STORM GODS: Goebel Conquers Lightning, Rain and Winds, But Gasoline Shortage Costs Nonstop Victory," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 1928: A1, and, "GOEBEL ARRIVES BUT DOESN'T WIN: Forced Landing Prevents Nonstop Award Los Angeles Aviator Alone Reaches Mines Field Pilot Cheered by 40,000 Air Race Crowd," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 1928: A1 A different Associated Press photograph of the event is titled, "Aviator Dons Another Laurel," and captioned, "Honolulu Winner at End of Flight Art Goebel steps from his Lockheed plane upon arrival at Mines Field after trip from New York. [A. P. photo]," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 1928: A1 Text from negative sleeve: GOEBEL, ART AVIATOR
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4924 ark:/21198/zz002ctvdp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles County Airplane racing--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Public speaking--California--Los Angeles Goebel, Arthur Cornelius, 1895-1973 Clark, Victor Los Angeles International Airport
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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