A real photo postcard, "20. Beachy," from an air meet at Dominguez Ranch, Compton, January 1912
Entry/Object ID
2024.49.1.3
Description
A real photo postcard, "20. Beachy," from an air meet at Dominguez Ranch, Compton, January 1912. The image shows the aviator Lincoln Beachey banking his craft to the left near some structures in a landscape of mainly fields. The card has a message "Howdy, does this look natural?" and is sent to a Los Angeles recipient, with a one-cent stamp and an Aviation Station, Los Angeles postmark. Wiuth browning, soiling and warping, the condition is fair.
