dole race

16-Aug-27

Typed on the back, "Dole race plane, Neg. No. 2837." Photo shows the "miss Doran" parked in a waiting circle on the runway, possibly waiting for their turn to takeoff. In the background, are a...

16-Aug-27

Handwritten on the back in pencil, "'Miss Doran' taking off in race." In black ink, "8-16-27 Dole Race." Clipping from Tribune, August 11, 1957- "Inset is of the Miss Doran after takeoff."...

27-Aug

Handwritten on the back in black ink, "Chief Manley Lawing later disqualified as navigator for 'Miss Doran' [in pencil] don't know, [in ink] at Mendota enroute Long Beach-Oak. for Dole Race of 8-...

27-Aug

Handwritten on the Back, "L-R, Augie Pedlar, Miss Mildred Doran, unidentified [in black ink] Navy Chief Manley Lawing- later disqualified as navigator, [in pencil again] by plane 'Miss Doran.'"...

27-Aug

Handwritten on the Back, "L-R, Augie Pedlar, Miss Mildred Doran, unidentified [in black ink] Navy Chief Manley Lawing- later disqualified as navigator, [in pencil again] by plane 'Miss Doran.'"...

27-Aug

Handwritten on the Back, "L-R, Augie Pedlar, Miss Mildred Doran, unidentified [in black ink] Navy Chief Manley Lawing- later disqualified as navigator, [in pencil again] by plane 'Miss Doran.'"...

27-Aug

Handwritten on the back, "2 Scouts give well wishes to L.V. Knope." Clipping from the Tribune, August 11, 1957- "Two Scouts give well-wishes to L.V. Knope, navigator, in mildred Doran's plane."...

13-Aug-27

Photograph shows the biplane the "Miss Doran" on an airfield. Handwritten on the back "Miss Doran." On the side of the plane is the logo for Lincoln Petroleum Company and the numbers of the...

27-Aug

Photograph shows the biplane the "Miss Doran" on an airfield. Handwritten on the back in pencil "don't know man on left-[in black ink]-is Navy chief Manley Lawing-[in pencil] man on right Augie...

27-Aug

Photograph shows Augy Pedlar standing in the open door of the cockpit of the plane the "Miss Doran." Handwritten on the back, "Augie Pedlar & 'Miss Doran' 8-16-27." Pedlar is wearing a plaid...

11-Aug-27

Photograph is a portrait of a man looking to his right. The wind is blowing his thin hair and his lips are pursed together. He is wearing a long-sleeved button-up shirt and droppy bowtie....

August 11-16, 1927

Photograph shows a group of men standing outside a small wooden building. A sign flapping in the wind on the roof of the building says "Restaurant, Hot Dogs, Box Lunches, Sandwiches." The men in...

August 11-16, 1927

Photograph shows three men posing together, with their arms looped around each others shoulders, standing in front of a plane. Handwritten on the back, "Vilas Knope (lost at sea) navigator for...

August 11-16, 1927

Photograph shows three men posing together, with their arms looped around each others shoulders, standing in front of a plane. Handwritten on the back, "L.V. Knope, navigator for 'Miss Doran'...

27-Aug

Handwritten on the back, "Oak. airport." Photo is an aerial view of the airport about the time of the Dole Race. Lots of cars parked in the field next to a little shack which was the only...

15-Aug-27

Handwritten on the back, "Oakland Airport #2725 ran 8-15-27." Photo is an aerial view of the airport at the time of the Dole Race. Little numbers have been written on the photograph at different...

5-Aug-27

Handwritten on the back, "Frank Clark 8/5/27" on the bottom and "Art Goebel, Frank Clark" on the top. Photo shows Clark standing next to the wings of his plane. He is wearing jodhpurs, tall lace...

13-Aug-27

Typed paper attached to the back, "Watch your credit--'P & A Photos' SF7038--San Francisco Bureau--DOLE FLYER IN MYSTERY HOP. Frank L. Clark, pilot of the 'Miss HOllydale' one of the entrants...

10-Aug-27

Typed paper attached to the back, "Watch your credit-- 'P & A Photos' SF6993 -- (San Francisco Bureau). Honolulu Planes Undergoing Tests for Hopoff. Representatives of the U.S. government at...

11-Aug-27

Clipping on the back, Aug. 11, 1957-- "Favored to win, Jack Frost flew west to his death." Photo is a close-up head shot of Jack Frost the pilot of the "Golden Eagle" one of the competitors in...

13-Aug-27

Typed paper attached to the back, "Watch your credit--'P & A Photos' SF7039--San Francisco Bureau--DOLE FLYER IN MYSTER HOP-- Frank L. Clark, pilot of the 'Miss Hollydale' one of the entrants...

27-Aug

Typed clipping attached to the back, "Watch your credit-- 'P & A Photos' SF7037-- (San Francisco Bureau). FLIERS TO HOP FOR HONOLULU AUGUST 16. Nine planes, pilots and navigators are now...

16-Aug-27

Photograph shows a monoplane taking off with people lining the runway on the far side. A stamp on the back claims the photo is from "Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc." A typed piece of paper,...

16-Aug-27

This photo shows the monoplane the "Pabco Pacific Flyer" at the Oakland Airport. An Indian head is painted underneath the pilots perch. Livingston Irving is sitting in the cockpit...

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