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First Meeting of the "Early Birds" Group of Aviation Pioneers, December 17, 1928

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Artifact Overview

The "Early Birds," a group of pilots who started flying in the first ten years after the airplane's invention, met in 1928 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic 1903 flight. Marjorie Stinson represented pioneering female aviators. Stinson flew in early exhibitions and, at her family's flying school, trained pilots for the Allied Powers during World War I.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

17 December 1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

38.560.15

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ernest L. Jones.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15 in
Width: 17 in

Inscriptions

on front: Group of Aerial Pioneers Who Piloted During The First Ten Years of Flight, Present at The Formatin of THE EARLY BIRDS Celebrating The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of The Wright Brothers First Flight, December 17, 1903. . .
First Meeting of the "Early Birds" Group of Aviation Pioneers, December 17, 1928