Biplane and crowd, Tanforan Racetrack, San Bruno, 1911

Description

Biplane in air above crowd, with mountains in background, Handwritten at edge of negative: 2035, Text from nitrate negative sleeve: [Handwritten:] 2033 - [Typewritten:] Early airplanes [Handwritten:] Plane in air, Crowd watching, Plane in air. [Typewritten:] Tanforan, San Francisco. [Stamped:] Photo by Adelbert Bartlett, 535 15th Street, Santa Monica, Calif. [Typewritten:] Photographed 1910 by Adelbert Bartlett. Exclusive unpublished photographs of one of first important Pacific Coast airplane meet, Tanforan field, San Francisco, January 1911, with Lincoln Beachy and other pilots flying. At this meet were brought out many queer planes. The majority made only short flights even if they managed to get off ground; many were wrecked. [Handwritten:] Just 21 years ago. 12 each 6x8. 14 6x8. [Handwrtten, struck out: 260R1694, 261R1694] [Some text torn: possibly 2034, 2035, 2036], Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.