Ruth Law and Her Curtiss Pusher Aircraft

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Title

Ruth Law and Her Curtiss Pusher Aircraft

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

Ruth Law sits with her hands at the lever controls of her self-built aircraft. The hand-written caption on the back of the photograph reads "Center section view of Curtiss Model E. [illegible] which I had built for my exhibition flight and won med [ibid.] in my long distance record flight from Chicago to N.Y. ----1916."

Creator

Photo Courtesy of Ruth Law

Source

IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum

Date

ca. 1916

Contributor

Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at info@iwasm.org

Identifier

Original Photo No. 655

Citation

Photo Courtesy of Ruth Law, “Ruth Law and Her Curtiss Pusher Aircraft,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 20, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1533.