Scripps, William; Groups. National Air Races. Cleveland

Description:

Group of men pose in front of Detroit News plane at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. "In 1912, [William E.] Scripps taught himself to fly and became the first man in Michigan to own and fly an airplane ... While Scripps enjoyed the thrills of aviation, he also saw the practical possibilities of flight. In 1912, he took off from the Detroit River with Detroit News photographer William Kuenzel aboard his flying boat. Kuenzel shot the first aerial photographs of the city--photos that were later published in The News, in 1914, Scripps piloted a Curtiss Flying Boat to deliver copies of The Detroit News and to test to practicality of air delivery, throughout his life Scripps championed the involvement of The Detroit News in aviation, that involvement reached its peak during Scripps' tenure as president of The News, from 1929 to 1952," from Detroit News article, "Those daring Detroit Newsmen in their flying machines."

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Airplanes and Newspaper publishing

Subject Name:

Scripps, William E. and (William Edmund)

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc78843_1