Price: $1,750.00
SKU: 99481
MEDIUM: Color letterset,
DATE: 1925.
EDITION SIZE: Sheet size 21 7/8 x 16 3/4" (55.5 x 42.8 cm)
DESCRIPTION: A very rare printed broadside advertising the 1925 air races held at Mitchel Field on Long Island.<br> The Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines!<br><br> The major air racing contests of the 1920s and 1930s produced arguably the most exciting competitions in aviation history and contributed significantly to the advancement of aeronautics. From the end of World War I to the beginning of World War II, a period known as the Golden Age of Air Racing.<br><br> In 1925 the National Air Races were held at Mitchel Field on Long Island, New York. The winner was Cyrus Bettis won the October 12, 1925, Pulitzer Trophy Race. Bettis and the R3C-1 flew at an average speed of 248.975 miles per hour, making them the world’s fastest pilot and airplane that year.<br><br> “My plane was not traveling like the wind; it was traveling faster than any wind in history.” -Cyrus Bettis<br><br> The Pulitzer Trophy Race established by newspaper publisher Ralph Pulitzer. The first race was held in 1920 at Mitchell Field, Garden City, Long Island, New York.
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CONDITION: Good condition and color.
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