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Reliability Tours
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Harry Bruno (second from the left), publicist for airplane builder Anthony Fokker, during the first Ford Air Reliability tour with Paul Smith, Bryce Goldsborough, pilot Wilmer Stultz, and co-pilot Ray Howard. The plane, which Fokker had planed to use in the competition, went down en route to the start of the tour, and as a result, Fokker had to use a backup plane.
September 1925
Publication Information
| Date Created | September 1925 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | 21 x 16 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Harry A. Bruno papers, 1919-1969 |
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| Call Number | U.S. Mss 53AF |
| Media Number | Box 3 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465401802121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0053af |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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