1917 B&W aircraft images

[turbidus]

A friends relative was one of the early stunt pilot Sophie (have forgotten last name)..back then, it was a group of women as the men were at war. There was a box of images so I have been scanning them.
Aletta Hegeman, Clara Livingston, and others that I dont recognize. There are landings on the beach in Carmel, and group trips to Hong Kong and China...
Group Picture in Peking, 1917 Sophie is the light haired woman on the back right....

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1219x1585/portrait_in_peking_1917tm_e4975ef4924ccff27ded85df9159dcce47 3bd043.jpg

[turbidus]

Clara Livingston
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1263x912/clara_livingston_stunt_pilot_cd0c0e0bac0c4ced912d874a1ab5c9d e4e5cd44d.jpg

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Trip across country Lake Tahoe, 1917
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1331x997/laketahoe1_bca00e75b19136f9ba80d7843b8b2788813a33db.jpg

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At Carmel...she had flown from NY to SF!

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1272x950/bi_plane_on_the_beach_at_carmel_40a4bba158e9c4d3396351879767 15831589ce0b.jpg

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landing at Carmel with Aletta Hegeman

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1293x946/aletta_hegeman_flew_from_ny_copy_4c9e214c87fb14ae9b10d093f7f 45509bba402e3.jpg

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Departing Carmel
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1276x921/start_her_up_tonemapped_c1328ef6b0d52313765fde599495f7a9de86 188b.jpg

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Image labelled "out the window"

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1306x912/outthewindow3motor_67dc445ccd50751ba5addd61855ed8949aeac50d. jpg

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Imaged labelled "ultra modern Boeing twin motor"! with Clara Livingston...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1209x916/ultramodern_boeing_twin_motor_tonemapped_e5b2f1aa2175e14503b b4f95a6166d9a44119445.jpg
with Clara Livingston (aviator pants for sure!)

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Building the Carquinez bridge in SF....no bridges yet!
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1643x1022/building_carquinez_bridge_san_franciscotm_963705562a82f628b0 ba40d35adeb105a38f5ad5.jpg
taken from a steamer

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on the way to SF!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1293x856/sfto_carmel2_tonemapped_4c24b2d6e386a0c4081d3066b17dac87e01a 0282.jpg

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Great Wall of China 1917! Notice parts not rebuilt yet!

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1258/great_wall_1917tm_f59d522aa619ef899c8ef1424d13ce8e531abe5a.j pg

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Shanghai 1917

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1481/shanghaishipbw_452fdd4e700bd2971d48cadfb9d9d2b8f4d672bd.jpg

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SF Bay Bridge under construction

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1272x924/building_the_bay_bridge_san_francisco_tonemapped_2fcc8a7f16e a5ba86c3e1da75db01855ff3bd122.jpg

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the famous tree BEFORE being tunneled!

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1309x966/sequoia1_8c71a7092194c2d3c6eab768cc62ddec198e1ac3.jpg

[Quemerford]

Very interesting photos - thanks for posting. That 'out of the window' shot appears to be upside-down and I wish I could recall the type. Hopefully someone will come along...

[treadigraph]

The out of the window shot - something that Greg Herrick has in his amazing collection perhaps?

Fabulous pics... :)

[PAXboy]

The aircraft in Carmel is a ???

[treadigraph]

Curtiss Jenny I think...

[cockyjester]

I think its a Ford Tri Motor?

[treadigraph]

The upside down pic is the Tri Motor cockyjester? I wondered about that but I didn't think they had that lovely pattern on the metal - engine turning is it called?

[Self loading bear]

The upside down pic is the Tri Motor cockyjester? I wondered about that but I didn't think they had that lovely pattern on the metal - engine turning is it called?

swirl pattern?
Swirl pattern

[OUAQUKGF Ops]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDl3QaF-XzE

[PAXboy]

Thanks OUAQUKGF Ops. That is a remarkable stroy and made me realise that my Grandfather in the UK (closely involved with civil aviation there between the wars) would have known all about her.

[turbidus]

Thanks for all of the information! These are all from original photographs, scanning them...

Ahhh...you guys are correct, the tri-motor image is upside down...sorry about that!

OUAQ..thanks for that link...I am going to contract them and see if they want all of this....

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!]

Clara Livingston
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1263x912/clara_livingston_stunt_pilot_cd0c0e0bac0c4ced912d874a1ab5c9d e4e5cd44d.jpg


Obviously a fake ... because you can clearly see the cell phone in her pocket! :p

[brakedwell]

Nah, that's a packet of fags!

[jolihokistix]

Just playing with the upside-down photo.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/828x591/40eb47e8_6b5e_4764_a94c_c85f22605490_440d0649c80a3273dc3a53b a37c31a8e0c0b0bec.jpeg

[Fareastdriver]

Nah, that's a packet of fags!

Could well be. I used to buy cigarettes in boxes of 50 which were about the same size.

[ancientaviator62]

A classy lady like that would have a silver 'ciggy' case which is what it looks like to me !