Inventory of the W. Egbert Ketcham photographs

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: W. Egbert Ketcham photographs

Date (inclusive): 1909-1910

Collection Number: 50016

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 envelope (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Depicts the first public flight of a plane in Japan, at Meguro Race Track, Tokyo, and a later flight at Yokohama.

Creator: Ketcham, W. Egbert

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1950.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], W. Egbert Ketcham photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Depicts the first public flight of a plane in Japan, at Meguro Race Track, Tokyo, and a later flight at Yokohama.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Aeronautics -- Japan -- Pictorial works

envelope A

Photographs taken by W. E. Ketcham, relating to early aviation in Japan. Photos 1-5 depict the first public flight of a plane in Japan, at Meguro Race Track, Tokyo, circa 1909-10. Photos 6-10 depict a later flight at Yokohama.