Handwritten on the back, "Martin Jensen." Clipping from the Tribune, September 16, 1977-- "Martin Jensen unveils a commemorative plaque. It tells about his and Arthur Goebel's flight to Hawaii." Photo shows Jensen wearing a linen three-piece suit reaching up to pull a cloth off of a plaque sitting on a easel. The plaque has the etched faces of Goebel and Jensen as they looked when the won the Dole Race; their names are written at the top of the plaque and then a brief description of their accomplishment. Jensen and Goebel were two of the competitors in the Dole Race or Dole Derby which was an air race from Oakland to Hawaii from August 16-18, 1927. There were fifteen original entries but due to various accidents and mechanical problems only eight planes actuall took off and only two ever reached Hawaii. The race was sponsered by James Dole of Dole Hawaiian Pineapple. First prize was $25,000 and second $10,000. Jensen, with navigator Paul Schluter, in his plane the "Aloha" won second place in the Dole Race behind Art Goebel and Bill Davis in their plane the "Woolaroc." Jensen was twenty-eight at the time of the Race. He was a native of Kansas. He had flown in the Navy, barnstormed in nearly every state in the country and had moved to Hawaii to establish an air service in that area. He was described as a short, slight man with a good sense of humor and didn't take himself too seriously. His plane the "Aloha" had been sponsored by various contributors in Hawaii, his wife having raised the money needed. Jensen went on to set other flight records as well as develop airplanes and a helicopter and worked for Douglas Aircraft. He retired in San Diego. Art Goebel and his navigator Bill Davis in their plane the "Woolaroc" won first place in the Dole Race, winning $25,000. Goebel had served in the Army during World War I as a small arms instructor. He learned to fly in 1920 and based himself out of Clover Field in Santa Monica. He built a reputation for himself as a good businessman and accomplished pilot, including movie stunt piloting and air shows. He was thirty-one years old at the time of the race. He invested his own money in the "Woolaroc" along with several friends connected to the movie industry, and Frank Phillips of Phillips Petroleum (the official sponsor of the "Oklahoma" flown by Bennett Griffin). Goebel continued to set records after winning the Dole Race. He served in the Air Force during World War II and retired a colonel. He died in 1973. (Information provided by "The Dole Race" in "American Aviation Historical Society" by Lesley Forden, fall and winter 1975.) Tribune cross-reference card (inside original envelope): "Jensen, Mrs. Martin See Martin Jensen