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 Summary

The 1910 Minnesota State Fair featured exhibition flights by pilots representing both the Curtiss Aeroplane Company and the Wright Company. This collection consists of one ticket to the fair.

 Biographical / Historical

The Minnesota State Fair was held in Hamline, Minnesota from September 5 to 10, 1910. Carson N. Cosgrove, secretary of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society, had been instrumental in organizing exhibition flights in the state in June of that year and he negotiated contracts with both the Curtiss Aeroplane Company and the Wright Company to have their pilots make flights at the fair. Curtiss was represented by James C. "Bud" Mars, and Wright was represented by Arthur L. "Al" Welsh at first, but when Welsh was injured and his aircraft damaged due to a crash related to high winds, Wright sent a replacement aircraft that was flown for the remainder of the fair by Arch Hoxsey.

 Identifier

NASM.XXXX.1004

Date

1910

Provenance

B. T. "Sandy" Leak, Gift, 1973, NASM.XXXX.1004.

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a 5.5 x 3.5 inch, two-sided, color ticket to the 1910 Minnesota State Fair. Events listed include "Wonderful Amusement Program, Daily Flights of Wright Bros. and Curtiss Aeroplanes," along with various agricultural, horticultural and liberal arts exhibits; the 1st Northwestern Corn Show, automobile racing, vaudeville acts, Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild-West show; "Pageant of Nations" spectacle; the Navassar Ladies Band; railroad excursions; and fireworks.

Arrangement note

Collection is a single item.

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Citation

1910 Minnesota State Fair Ticket, NASM.XXXX.1004, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Tickets