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Leon Atwood (left, in tie) and air racer Leland Shaw "Lee" Miles (right, in white shirt), standing next to the Miles-Atwood Special. See: www.sbcity.org/about/history/lee_miles_san_bernardinos_re...

I believe this photo was taken at old Los Angeles International Airport . . . with Hangar #1 and the old tower in the background. It was called Mines Field, back then. Great photo.

It tells a story - well captured

probably Harry Atwood www.earlyaviators.com/eatwood.htm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Atwood

Cool !

Harry Atwood ( Aero Club of America Pilot # 33 July 3, 1911 ) in Wright Model B

This is a photo from the 1911 International Aviation Meet held at the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome near Garden City, Long Island. A veritable "who's who" of early aviators attended and flew at the event, see: www.collectair.com/moisantindex.html "Miss Moisant, Miss Quimby and Mlle. Dutrieu participated in the Nassau Boulevard meet in 1911, along with Lieut. H.H. Arnold, Liet. T. DeW. Milling, T.O.M. Sopwith, Earle Ovington, C.G. White, Eugene Ely, Lieut. Paul W. Beck, George Beatty, Lieut. T.G. Ellyson of Navy, Lee Hammond, H.N. Atwood, H.W. Walden, George Dyott, and J.A.D. McCurdy (Aeronautics, Sept., Oct., 1910; Jan., 1911; Oct., 1911)." The Library of Congress features a number of photos from the same event at their Flickr Commons photostream, here are a couple: