Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926

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Artifact Overview

Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1926 event took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 September 1926-11 September 1926

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.240

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.875 in
Width: 6.875 in

Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926