Negative shows a group of four men and two women posing in front of a car parked in front of the plane the "Oklahoma." Only the front part of the plane is visible with "The Travel Air Transport" written on the side of the plane underneath the pilot's window. Most likely two of the men in the photo are Bennett Griffin and Al Henly. The "Oklahoma" was one 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 actually took off and only two ever reached Hawaii. The race was sponsored by James Dole of Dole Hawaiian Pineapple. First prize was $25,000 and second $10,000. The "Oklahoma" was flown by Bennett Griffin with Al Henly as navigator. The plane was sponsored by Phillips Petroleum. The "Oklahoma" was the first plane to take off in the race at 12 o'clock on August 16, 1927. It returned to the Oakland Airport a little after 1:00 apparently because of engine trouble. The plane never returned to the race due to a bad engine. The pilot, Griffin, later became manager of Washington National Airport and Henly, the navigator, was killed in a plane crash in Texas in 1929. Information on the Dole Race provided by articles in the "American Aviation Historical Society" journal, fall and winter 1975 written by Lesley N. Forden.