Knabenshue's Airship

Sailing Over City Hall, Brockon, MassOct. 5, 1907Rare

Dated: Circa 1907 - 1908
Type/Theme: Airships
Size: Standard
Publisher: Metropolitan News
Notes & Literature: He was born on July 15, 1875 in Lancaster, Ohio, the son of Salome Matlack and Samuel S. Knabenshue. Samuel Knabenshue, an educator and political writer for the Toledo Blade for many years, served as U.S. consul in Belfast, Ireland, from 1905 to 1909 and as consul general in Tianjin, China, from 1909 to 1914.[2]In 1904, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Roy Knabenshue piloted Thomas Scott Baldwin's California Arrow dirigible to a height of 2,000 feet (610 m) and was able to return to the takeoff point.[3]He was the first to make a dirigible flight over New York City in 1905.[4]He performed barnstorming and worked as the general manager of the Wright Exhibition Team. From 1933 to 1944 he worked for the National Park Service and then worked for a Los Angeles, California firm reconditioning used aircraft.

Condition Report Very Good Plus. Used.

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