Claude Grahame-White's Farman biplane during the London to Manchester air race in April, 1910

Creator

Anthony Philpott

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Item Identifier Number

ms338_10_76

Creation Date

1910

Collection

MS-338: Harvard-Boston Aero Meet Collection

Description

The photograph shows Claude Grahame-White's Farman biplane after a second failed attempt to fly from London to Manchester. Grahame-White was competing against a French pilot named Louis Paulhan and left on April 27, 1910 from London. Grahame-White was forced to land at Whittington after a daring night flight. The photograph shows the Farman biplane with a group of spectators standing around the plane.

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