Thomas Sopwith in a Wright Model A Flyer at the Harvard-Boston Aero Meet, August - September, 1911

Creator

Anthony Philpott

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Item Identifier Number

ms338_10_56

Creation Date

1911

Collection

MS-338: Harvard-Boston Aero Meet Collection

Description

The photograph is of Thomas Sopwith flying a Wright Model A Flyer at the Harvard-Boston Aero Meet which was held in Atlantic, Massachusetts from August 26 through September 4, 1911 and was sponsored by the Harvard Aeronautical Society and the Boston Daily Globe. The image shows Sopwith flying over the launching of the battleship Rivadavia from the Fore River Ship Yards while spectators watch from a hill overlooking the scene. The Rivadavia was the largest battleship of its kind at the time of the launch and was built in the United States for Argentina. In the background are ships and spectators watching from the water.

Publisher Repository

Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries

Document Type

Image

Media Type

Photograph

Permissions

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Date Digital

1-28-2010

Digitization Specification

Epson Expression 10000 XL