French Aviator Louis Paulhan and Glenn Curtiss at the 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet, January 1910
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Artifact Overview
Frenchman Louis Paulhan and New Yorker Glenn Curtiss met in Los Angeles for the first competition between French and American airplanes in the western hemisphere. Both pilots, despite being freshly embroiled in a legal dispute with the Wright brothers, wowed the crowds and collected prize money. Curtiss swept the speed contests, and Paulhan set a new altitude record.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
January 1910
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.256
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.625 in
Width: 3.625 in
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