Billy Robinson piloting his monoplane
Title
Billy Robinson piloting his monoplane
Description
Billy Robinson in his monoplane with radial engine and parasol-type wings. On October 17, 1914, Robinson set a new American record in his plane for a non-stop flight, flying 370 miles in four hours, 44 minutes, from Des Moines to Kentland, Ind., carrying mail in what may have been the second authorized mail delivery in the United States. (Description taken from Grinnell Then and Now, a Grinnell Herald-Register publication)
Creator
Child Art Rooms (Grinnell, Ia.)
Date
ca. 1915
Contributor
Smith, Robert D.
Rights
This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Grinnell Public Library. See http://www.grinnell.lib.ia.us/files/copyright.htm
Format
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm. ; jpeg
Type
still image; studio portraits
File Name
aeroplane6
Repository
Grinnell Public Library Archives
Repository Collection
Billy Robinson Collection
Digital Reproduction Information
150 dpi resolution
Contact information.
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Digital item created
May 3, 2004
Notes
Finding Aid: Collection 25, Box 2