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Antique & Vintage Photographs
Premier CollectionEST. 1998 Winnie Mae Aeroplane Flight Dayton Ohio NR-105-W Wiley Post 1933 VTG Photo
This is a silver gelatin photograph that is unmounted and is 8½ x 6½ inches (219x168mm).
It shows a silver gelatin photograph of a high-wing monoplane in flight over a rural landscape of fields and roads. The aircraft bears the registration \"NR-105-W\" on its tail and the text \"The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma\" along its fuselage. Handwritten text in red ink along the bottom margin reads \"Le Winnie Mae de Post et Gatty transformé pour la vitesse - fenêtres, phares d\'att. supprimés\".
The reverse has a pasted typewritten caption from \"International News Photo\" titled \"Famous Plane Undergoes Metamorphosis\". The text explains the plane is shown in flight near Dayton, Ohio, having undergone changes for a solo flight by Wiley Post, including the removal of windows and landing lights to reduce wind resistance. The caption includes the date code \"PS-6-19-33/5-10\".
This photograph comes from a privately curated collection assembled over more than fifty years by an experienced collector. The images were individually sourced from galleries, dealers, sales, and other collections, with a consistent focus on strong composition, atmosphere, and historical interest.
This collection is being dispersed in stages, with several hundred additional photographs being listed each month.
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