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From National Postal Museum: " Along with Jack Knight, E. Hamilton Lee was one of the most remarkable pilots to come out of the U.S. Air Mail Service. Lee was born in Paris, Illinois on April 18, 1892. He made his first solo flight on June 16, 1916 at Ashburn Field in Chicago. "Many of the U.S. Air Mail Pilots were in love with the danger of flight, as much as the fun and excitement, and many took risks that were not part of flying the mail. Lee could certainly count himself among that crowd, until a particular incident in which he survived a crash after trying to "buzz" a group of men on a Mississippi River boat. Lee did not see wires that lined the side of one river bank, and his landing gear and one wing caught them, forcing him down. "Fortunately, he survived the crash, but determined then and there to live to the credo that there are "old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold, pilots. ..."

so idiot laws ~

Times were so hard , not only on the Parents, but the kids.

that poor child

I'm struck by the incredible amount of short boys and men...he's 15 yrs old yet only a bit over 4 ft tall. Seems many of these boys/men were barely over 5ft tall. I'm assuming poor nutrition played a key role in that. So sad. Anyway, glad his parents got him out of his sentence!

1881 : residing with parents and younger brother: Father: Thomas Rimmington [62yrs]: Mother: Margaret Rimmington [54yrs] Where born: Newcastle, Northumberland, England resident in Gateshead : Durham: 19 Wharton St : Occupation: General Labourer 24 years of age DOB 1857

If you are interested in this camera and the equipment, you might also be interested to see Samuel F. B. Morse's daguerreotype camera at: americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&... Shannon Perich Assoicate Curator Photographic History Collection

See a blog post related to this photograph here: blog.photography.si.edu/2009/05/14/the-smithsonians-first...

Where can I see a daguerreotype made by Samuel Morse? How many did he make?