1911 Vin Fiz Cal Rodgers Wright EX Transcontinental Flight Photo 5x7
Crowd gathers around the grounded biplane during a service stop on the historic 1911 coast-to-coast flight
DESCRIPTIONThis vintage photograph captures Calbraith Perry Rodgers' Wright EX biplane, the "Vin Fiz," grounded during one of the roughly 70 stops that made up the first transcontinental flight across the United States in 1911.VIN FIZ is legible painted across the twin rudders, the name of a grape soda made by Armour and Company, who sponsored Rodgers's attempt at William Randolph Hearst's $50,000 prize for a coast-to-coast flight in 30 days or less.Rodgers missed the prize deadline but pressed on anyway, finally reaching Pasadena on November 5, 1911, and continuing to Long Beach that December to complete the crossing.A crowd of onlookers in period hats and long skirts gathers around the aircraft while milk cans sit in the foreground, a glimpse of the improvised, small-town stops that punctuated the flight.This print traces to a private collector's holdings, with provenance consistent with several other photographs from the same acquisition. It is offered as a vintage silver gelatin photograph, exact printing generation cannot be certified without lab analysis, as is standard for photography of this age. The image was scanned at 600dpi to preserve full detail for the archive.Every effort is made for fact checking and provenance including background research through news and historical archives. If any listing is incorrect in any way and you're unsatisfied with the item, please connect with me and I'll make it right.Orders placed before Noon CDT will ship same day Ground Advantage with tracking so you know exactly when it will arrive. Returns accepted on all items exceeding $25 in cost. Rigid, professional packaging on all shipments sealed and protected in acid free protectors. Shipping is free and already built into the price, so the BIN price is exactly what you pay, no surprise shipping costs at checkout.CONDITIONThis is a glossy vintage photograph measuring approximately 5 x 7 inches. The image area sits within a narrow white border, with the printed photograph itself measuring approximately 4.5 x 6.5 inches.The print shows light surface wear consistent with age, including scattered small creases and edge handling marks, with the image itself remaining sharp and fully legible. The verso carries a faint blue ink notation and a small "HXX" mark, neither of which forms a formal photographer or wire service stamp. As with most photographs of this vintage circulating without an accompanying negative, the specific print generation cannot be independently verified, and it is offered on that basis.Please review all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
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