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A man who needs some serious sleep!

Does the box in the background say something like:

PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT [ENGINE?] TWIN WASP CAUTION-HANDLE [WITH CARE?]

Then down at the corner it seems to say "MARCH" and maybe "—FEVR—" ?

There is a resemblance to Noel G. Davis. earlyaviators.com/edavisno.htm In particular, please see the close-ups of Noel Davis in this British Pathe newsreel, "Another Trans Atlantic Plane Crash" (1927): www.britishpathe.com/video/another-transatlantic-plane-crash See also here at YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkofLKN9_98

I found mention in Aerial Age Weekly of a General Liu Tsching-En of the Chinese Army, director of the Hanyang Arsenal at Hupeh China, visiting the Curtiss factory at Buffalo in 1915...from there, worked out that he's General T. E. Liu, who contracted with Pratt and Whitney to produce prototypes of his rifle design in Connecticut. The "Liu Rifle" is a rarity because much of the initial shipment was lost at sea, and it was never put into production in China. Video here about the Liu Rifle talks about General Liu: www.forgottenweapons.com/bin-shih-and-the-general-liu-rifle

very cool

This information is very cool pennylrichardsca. A fascinating story. Can anyone read the date? Do you think it's Sept. 1914 when Gen. Liu visited the U.S.? Interesting, too, that he is posed with a sword. Thanks so much for your research. We'll add some of the information to the record the next time we update.

the date on the negative is 10/30/14, but it's a formal portrait, so it may be from a different time.

Fascinating.