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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.

Contact Grinnell Public Library http://www.grinnell.lib.ia.us

Digital item created

May 3, 2004

Notes

Finding Aid: Collection 25, Box 2