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Tacoma (Wash.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79071274

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVa Photographs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-10-17
Contents of the Collection The Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVa Photographs contains two black-and-white photographs depicting a 1923 Fokker C.IVa airplane used by Robert "Bob" Wark and Eddie Brown in an attempt to fly from Tacoma, Washington to Tokyo, Japan for a contest sponsored by the Seattle Star. It is likely these photographs were taken in Tacoma, Washington. The men modified the aircraft for long-distance travel, including removing the passenger seats and addition of a...

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