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NH 77526 Aviator Eugene B. Ely

Photo #: NH 77526 Aviator Eugene B. Ely
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Title: Aviator Eugene B. Ely
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Description: Receives an award at Tanforan field, California, shortly after his 18 January 1911 flights to and from USS Pennsylvania (Armored Cruiser # 4). The noted opera star Luisa Tetrazzini is presenting the award, as several Army officers and a Navy officer serve as honor guard. The aviator's wife, Mabel (Hall) Ely is standing to the left. Captain Charles F. Pond, Commanding Officer of the Pennsylvania is directly behind the flag staff, wearing civilian clothes. Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 77526
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