"A Johnstone Spiral," 1910
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Artifact Overview
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Subject Date
1910
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.256.15
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
Height: undefined in
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Inscriptions
on front:
A JOHNSTONE SPIRAL / 124 / COPYRIGHT 1910 COLE & CO.
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