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2018-1478. Negative no.: GL5543. Restricted. Online image only, no photographic print available. On Feb. 4-6, 1910 there was an air meet at the Fresno County Fair Grounds. Two planes piloted by Charles K. Hamilton (8-cylinder Curtiss biplane) and Charles F. Willard (4-cylinder biplane) performed stunts, took passengers up, and in one instance raced against an automobile. Most of the flying done by Hamilton as Willard had constant trouble with his plane. The race was between Hamilton and Ed B. Waterman, who drove his new red Buick. Manley Freeman White was born March 25, 1882 in York County, Nebraska to Joseph Freeman White and Hattie Monroe (both from Canada). The family arrived in Fresno between 1885 and 1900. Between 1900 and 1920 resided in Fresno, in the 1920 census listed Manley as being in Merced Falls, in 1930 census listed as being in Hilt, Siskiyou County; by 1940 he is in Klamath Oregon. Worked as millhand in lumber industry. While in Fresno, worked seasonally at Shaver Lake for the Fresno Flume and Irrigation Company (owned by C.B. Swift and Charles B. Shaver). In addition to working in the mill, took photographs in his spare time. Steve Harrison.
Hamilton, Charles K.,, 1885-1914--Photographs Willard, Charles--Photographs Biplanes--California--Fresno Air shows--California--Fresno Fresno (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Glass negatives
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