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Description
Photograph of aviator J. Clifford Turpin at the controls of a Wright Model-B biplane at the Dominguez Hills Air Meet, 1912. The wood and canvas plane is at center and is facing slightly to the left. Turpin and a passenger are seated on the wing at center. The plane's engine is behind them and is connected to the large pusher propeller by a bicycle chain. The plane is on a large dirt air strip, and a crowd has gathered along the edge of the runway in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : transparency, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographic prints photographs
Aeronautics Airplanes Dominguez Air Meet of 1912 Turpin, J. Clifford Transportation--Air--Aviation Meets--Dominguez Air Show--#2 (1912) Airport features
Time Period
1912
Place
California Dominguez Hills Los Angeles USA
Source
1-102-31 [Microfiche number] 11698 [Accession number] CHS-11698 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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