The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
A pilot is seated in the cockpit of his biplane. The plane has chocks in front of its wheels. A man, standing in front of the propellor, has his right arm above him; he is giving the signal to the pilot that he is ready to manually rotate the propellor, preparatory to starting the engine. The typewritten notation on the back reads " This is the way they used to start airplanes.
Concepts:
air show; biplane
Places:
Livermore, California
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