Portrait of a mysterious "woman" aviator, probably Lincoln Beachey in disguise, at the controls of a biplane at the Dominguez Hills Air meet, 1912

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Title	Portrait of a mysterious "woman" aviator, probably Lincoln Beachey in disguise, at the controls of a biplane at the Dominguez Hills Air meet, 1912
Description	Photographic portrait of a mysterious "woman" aviator, probably Lincoln Beachey in disguise, at the controls of a biplane at the Dominguez Hills Air meet, 1912. The pilot is seated at center and is wearing a light jacket, dark skirt, dark tights, leather gloves, and a light cloth around the head. The pilot is holding a large steering wheel. The wooden frame of the aircraft is visible around the aviator, and the engine can be seen in the background at left. Two men are standing behind the plane at right. Photoprint reads: "stunt flyan"
Subject	Beachey, Lincoln; Dominguez Air Meet
Subject (adlf)	airport features
Subject (file heading)	Transportation -- Air -- People and planes
Subject (lcsh)	Aeronautics Airplanes Air pilots
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1912
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1912
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	2 photograph : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 26 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Accession number	14617
Call number	CHS-14617
Microfiche number	1-102-
Legacy record ID	chs-m13357; USC-1-1-1-13510
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-14617
Full text	. F
Archival file	chs_Volume82/CHS-14617.tiff

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