This negative shows the monoplane the "Pabco Pacific Flyer" at the Oakland Airport. The plane also says "Honolulu" next to its name and "Breese Air Craft Co." on the rudder. An Indian head is painted in front of the window. Two men are standing on the right side of the photo a short distance from the plane. This is 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 "Pabco Pacific Flyer" was piloted by Livingston Irving of Berkeley. The plane was a Breese one of three such planes built in by the San Francisco base company. It was designed by John K. Northrop. The plane was a conventional high wing monoplane with a deep-bellied fuselage to make it faster that other planes. The plane was painted a vivid orange so that it could be seen easily. The planes was sponsored by "The Parafine Companies" which was where Irving worked. The "Pabco Pacific" was the third plane to take off in the race. The plane accelerated slowly and could not get off the ground before running out of runway. The plane coasted off the runway and was towed in by a tractor back to the starting line. A little after 1:00 the plane was refueled and made another attempt. It made it into the air, then stalled and crashed to the ground making it slightly un-flyable thereafter. Irving said the crash was his fault due to overeagerness, nervousness, and lack of experience with a plane as loaded as his was. He later rebuilt the plane as a seven passenger plane and called it the "Redwing". He retired from the Army Air Force as a colonel.