Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph published with article: "Flying Hunters Given Welcome, Four Endurance Champions Land at City Airport, Will Make Next Test Flight Here, They Declare, Officials and Large Throng Extend Greetings," Los Angeles Times, 23 Jul. 1930: A1. Photograph of the "Hunter Brothers", Albert, John, Walter and Kenneth, who, in 1930, set the World Endurance Flight Record of 553 hours, 41 minutes and 30 seconds over Chicago. They visited Los Angeles with their monoplane, City of Chicago, a large yellow and blue Stinson-Detroiter and the refueling ship, Big Ben. Their record was later broken by the Key Brothers. Text from newspaper caption: Famous Air Quartet Lands Here Handwritten on negative: [top right] Kenneth Hunter; [bottom right] Walter Hunter; [bottom left] Albert Hunter; [top left] John Hunter. Text on negative sleeve: Hunter Bros. Aviators, 1930; Kenneth, John, Walter, Albert
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9688 ark:/21198/zz002dhsxv
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No linguistic content
Subject
Monoplanes--American--California--Los Angeles Brothers and sisters Stunt flying--United States Hunter, Walter, 1906-1983 Hunter, Albert, 1897-1942 Hunter, John, 1903-1932 Hunter, Kenneth, 1909-1974
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