1911 Lemp Beer Falstaff HN Atwood St Louis Flight Pre - Prohibition Photo Postcard
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:1504607 |
This is a WONDERFUL unused photo postcard promoted by the LEMP BEER/FALSTAFF BEER company of ST LOUIS. The famous aviator HARRY N. ATWOOD (from WIKIPEDIA:) Atwood was born on November 15, 1883. He trained at the Wright Flying School at Huffman Prairie , near Dayton , Ohio, with fellow students Thomas Milling, Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Henry H. Arnold . Within three months of his first lesson he flew a record-breaking 576 miles (927 km) from Boston to Washington, DC , and on July 14, ...1911, landed on the White House lawn. A prize of $10, 000 was offered to Atwood to fly between Chicago and Milwaukee on August 10. Between August 14, 1911 and August 25, 1911 he flew 1, 256 miles (2, 021 km) from St. Louis to New York , making 11 stops and spending 28 hours 31 minutes in the air. Atwood funded his flying activities with the sale of two different electric meter designs to General Electric . Here he uses the Falstaff BREWERY LEMP BEER smoke stack to BEGIN his flight to NYC on AUGUST 14, 1911. Great image of historic event PLUS a rare Pre-Pro postcard of the brewery. Buyer to pay the actual cost of shipping. Thanks!
