Claude Grahame-White Flies Miss McDonald, 1910 Squantum Aero Meet RPPC For Sale

Claude Grahame-White Flies Miss McDonald, 1910 Squantum Aero Meet RPPC
Aram Boston Real Photo Postcard, Postally Used 1911, Named Passenger to Bangor MaineDESCRIPTIONThis is an original early 1910s real photo postcard captioned "G. White Taking Miss McDonald For A Flight," credited "Copyright by Aram, Boston" on the negative.The scene documents the Harvard-Boston Aero Meet held at Squantum Field near Boston in September 1910, one of the largest and most talked about American air meets of its day.English aviator Claude Grahame-White, one of the meet's headline competitors, is shown seated at the controls of his Henry Farman biplane, a pusher-type machine common to the exhibition circuit that year, with a female passenger identified in the printed caption as Miss McDonald just before takeoff.A crowd of spectators in period overcoats and derby hats stands close to the wingtip while ground crew hold the machine steady ahead of the run.Grahame-White was already one of the most recognized pilots in the world by the time this photograph was taken, having gained international fame earlier in 1910 for his London to Manchester air race attempt, and he went on to win the Gordon Bennett Cup at Belmont Park later that same year.Passenger flights at meets like this one were a rare novelty available only to a lucky few spectators willing to pay for a few minutes off the ground. This card freezes that exact moment, capturing the birth of aviation as public spectacle.The card is postally used, canceled with a Boston, Massachusetts flag machine cancel dated September 8, 1911 and franked with a one cent green Franklin stamp. t is addressed to Miss Florence Frye at 179 Grove St., Bangor, Maine.The handwritten note on the reverse is a casual personal message referencing a "Parsons" disputing a "statement," closing with the sender, signed "Joe," saying he is having the time of his life. Images were scanned at 600dpi for the buyer's records.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.CONDITIONUsed condition consistent with postal circulation and over a century of handling. Several prominent creases run diagonally across the lower portion of the card, most visible near the bottom left corner, along with general corner softening and a small amount of loss at the lower left tip.The image itself remains sharp and well contrasted with no significant fading. Measured dimensions are approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches, standard real photo postcard stock for the era.