Browse Items (38 total) for Billy Robinson Heritage Digital Photo Exhibit

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W. C. Robinson's monoplane

Postcard showing side view of Billy Robinson's monoplane. Corn field and fence in background. Back of postcard: Iowa Calendar Co., Marshalltown.

Robinson Flying

Billy Robinson piloting airplane.

Rear view of plane entering hangar

Rear view of Billy Robinson's monoplane in front of open hangar.

Radial engine and propeller

Duplicate of the radial motor and propeller destroyed when Billy Robinson crashed. This motor was built by the Dodge Tool company, a Grinnell enterprise headed by W. S. Dodge, following Robinson's plans and drawings. It is currently on display at the…

Radial engine and propeller

Duplicate of the radial motor and propeller destroyed when Billy Robinson crashed. This motor was built by the Dodge Tool company, a Grinnell enterprise headed by W. S. Dodge, following Robinson's plans and drawings. It is currently on display at the…

Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane

Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane on grass airstrip.

Monoplane

Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane positioned on grass airstrip ; open cockpit, with wire structure supporting wings.

Letter delivered by Billy Robinson

Photostatic copy of original letter delivered by Billy Robinson on his famous cross country flight from Des Moines to Kentland, Indiana on October 17, 1914. Letter is addressed to Mr. L.A. (Dr. Louis) Hopkins, Chicago, Illinois, brother of the famous…

Grinnell Aeroplane Company stock certificate

A stock certificate for one share in the Grinnell Aeroplane Company purchased by James Buswell with a par value of $50 per share. Certificate is signed by L. Braude, president and Harold L. Beyer, secretary.

Biplane

Biplane with open cockpit, single engine in open field. Airplane flown by Billy Robinson, early Grinnell (Iowa) aviator.

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