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September Day 1: Important Works of Art

Wed, Sep 22, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 102

Meissner & Company Builder White Eagle Photograph

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

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Westhall Studio, Union Hill, New Jersey. Silver gelatin photograph of three men servicing the "White Eagle" biplane built by Meissner and Conway in 1912. In sepia, gold-tone. Inscribed "Meissner & Conway Builders - 1912" along the lower left, "White Eagle" along the lower middle, and "Westhall Studio Union Hill, N.J." along the lower right.

Edwin B. Meissner was president of the St. Louis Aircraft Corporation, a division of the St. Louis Car Company. This company was one of six to produce the Curtiss JN-4D Jenny used in World War I.
Keywords: Airplane, Aeroplane, Wright Brothers.

Height: 11 1/4 in x width: 14 1/8 in.

Condition

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