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Harold "Harry" Kantner was an exhibition pilot, airplane builder, and an instructor at the Moisant Aviation School at Hempstead Plains, near Garden City, Long Island: earlyaviators.com/ekantner.htm "In the winter of 1912-13 he designed and built a new Moisant Military Scout. Known as the Kantner-Moisant Bluebird, the machine could be taken apart in four minutes and reassembled in eight. Superbly constructed, the Bluebird was successful from the start." Here Kantner is demonstrating the military plane for Navy officers. The photo negative is dated August 6, 1913. Kantner wears goggles, a sweater, and gloves. Either he has just landed, or is about to go aloft.

Captain (later Admiral) Albert Gleaves was appointed commander of the Presidential Yacht in 1901. He maintained a friendship with President Theodore Roosevelt that lasted until TR's death on January 6, 1919. Gleaves wrote several books on naval history, and an autobiography.

Wikipedia links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_D._Kantner en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gleaves

Wystan: Thanks for noticing the date on the neg. and for providing us with the full names for these folks. We'll add these to the description next time we update.

Harold Kantner Aero Club of America Pilot # 65 October 14,1911 Capt Albert Gleaves USN Commandant Brooklyn Navy Yard June 1912 - Oct or Nov 1914 The photo can be dated to July 26, 1913 location : Hempstead Plains Aviation Field Garden City, Long Island , New York ".. before a crowd of two thousand .. Navy Aviation Day.. " " .. the purpose of demonstrating to Naval officials the efficiency of the aircraft for purposes of war." ( New York Herald July 27, 1913) article has photo with Kantner, Gleaves,and aircraft

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This and other photos of Harold Kantner and Albert Heinrich in the latest batch of Bain photos are from the July 4, 1914 air race staged from and near Governor's Island. AERIAL RACE TODAY TO BE RECORD EVENT; Flying Boats to Compete with Landgoing Machines for First Time Here. New York Times July 4, 1914 Eight airmen are entered for a mixed aeroplane and flying boat race which will be held over an all-water course above the Hudson River and New York Bay this afternoon. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F7081EF83A5B13738... >>> Due to rough seas, none of the seaplanes were able to take off for the race. That left only Kantner and Heinrich (both flying land-based aircraft) able to compete, with Kantner winning the $1,000 prize for 1st place and Heinrich winning a $500 prize for 2nd. ONLY TWO PLANES FLY IN AIR RACE; Three Waterplanes Weather-bound at Sea Gate, Unable to Rise from the Heavy Waves. New York Times July 5, 1914 The aeroplane race, by which the Mayor's Fourth of July Committee planned to give the people something to make up for the lack of firecrackers and skyrockets, turned out yesterday afternoon to be a hollow victory for Harold Kantner, pilot of a 50-horse power Schmidt monoplane, the smallest air machine ever raced in America. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10814FB3E5B17738...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_D._Kantner

TVL 1970 and Richard Arthur Norton: Thank you for your information about Kanter the the race of July 4, 1914. We will add some of this information when we update.

Harold Kantner Aero Club of America Pilot # 65 October 1911

This photo ran in The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) on July 26, 1914 with the following story: "Harold Kantner, winner of aviation contract Harold Kantner, flying in a 50-horse-power Schmitt monoplane, won the aviation contest at New York on the Fourth. Kantner's time in the 36-mile race was 43 minutes 28 1-5 seconds. The only other birdman of the eight supposed to take part in the contest who actually flew was A. S. Heinrich, who was beaten by Kantner by 3 minutes 20 3-5 seconds. The race was arranged as part of the city's "safe and sane" celebration. " oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1914-07-26/ed-1/se...