First air mail postal delivery, 1911-09-23
Item
Identifier: TVK167.4-23
First air mail postal delivery still image
Scope and Contents
From the File:
From the Theodore von Karman papers collection
Dates
- Creation: 1911-09-23
Conditions Governing Access
For more information consult the Caltech Archives Reproduction and Permissions.
Extent
1 photographs
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
The first air mail route in the US was a flight of six miles over Hempstead Plains on Long Island. Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock is shown handing pilot Earle Ovington a light bag of mail. von Karman Papers.
Repository Details
Part of the California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
1200 East California Blvd.
MC B215-74
Pasadena California 91125 United States of America
(626) 395-2704
archives@caltech.edu
1200 East California Blvd.
MC B215-74
Pasadena California 91125 United States of America
(626) 395-2704
archives@caltech.edu
