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Orville Wright and Hubert Latham at the International Aviation Tournament, Belmont Park, New York, October 22-31, 1910

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Artifact Overview

The 1910 International Aviation Tournament at Belmont Park, on New York's Long Island, attracted dozens of the world's best pilots with some $75,000 in prize money. The tournament included altitude contests, the Gordon Bennett speed race, and a round-trip run from Belmont Park to the Statue of Liberty. An estimated 75,000 spectators watched the start and finish of that final event.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic postcard

Subject Date

22 October 1910-31 October 1910

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.256.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

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Inscriptions

on front: WRIGHT and LATHAM / Copyright Cole & Co. 1910
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