Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926
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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.
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
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 September 1926-11 September 1926
Creators
Keywords
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
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
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