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Preferred Citation
"Female Pilot, Elinor Smith, 1929" (1981). Photographs. 172.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/172
Description
This black and white photograph, taken in 1929, features Elinor Smith after re-setting the women's solo flying endurance record. Smith is pictured in an early twentieth century flight suit, cap, goggles and boots while standing in front of a small aircraft. The text typed below the photo includes a brief description of the photo and it's use in the book, Aviatrix published in May 1981.
Contributor(s)
Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"
Subjects
Airplane pilots; Women air pilots; Photographs
Keywords
pilots; women airplane pilots; female flying endurance; early women pilots; aircrafts; small aircrafts
Date
1981
Geographic Location
Mississippi
Object Type
image
Format (Original)
photograph
Format (Digital)
JPG
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-80_1981-05-18_Minor-Photograph_80-450_001
Physical ID
80-450
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs
Repository
Manuscripts Unit
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Keywords
pilots; women airplane pilots; female flying endurance; early women pilots; aircrafts; small aircrafts