The National Soaring Competitition, Elmira, New York
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1937
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20061007001-150
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- View of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) winch at Harris Hill Field during the National Soaring Competition in Elmira, New York. The note written by Oswald Berry of Montreal on the back of the photograph reads "Winch built for $150 by students of MIT at HH Elmira NY 1937. Rear wheel …
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1937
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Very Good
- Scope and Content
- View of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) winch at Harris Hill Field during the National Soaring Competition in Elmira, New York. The note written by Oswald Berry of Montreal on the back of the photograph reads "Winch built for $150 by students of MIT at HH Elmira NY 1937. Rear wheel jacked up driver facing glider guillotine over drivers seat" The winch was used to tow gliders into the air.
- Notes
- This photograph was removed from its album as a conservation measure.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20061007001-150
- Collection
- Archive
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