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Mabel Cody shaking the hand of another aviator: Coral Gables, Florida

Local call number: rc12776

 

Title: [Mabel Cody shaking the hand of another aviator: Coral Gables, Florida]

 

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint b&w 5 x 7 in.

 

General note: The Mabel Cody Flying Circus featured night-flying, wing-walking, auto-to-airplane transfers, single- and double-parachute drops, and acrobatic loop-to-loops. Cody (who was not officially a pilot) was hired by fairs and promoters like George E. Merrick to attract crowds and potential land and home buyers. Cody is pictured on the right.

 

Date captured: 1922.

 

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

 

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/35158

 

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Taken sometime in 1922