[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #1]

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Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. January 28, 1912.

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Fannin County Museum of History

The Fannin County Museum of History is located in the old Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot in Bonham, Texas. The Museum displays a great variety of historical artifacts, including the fire engine that fought the 1929 Courthouse Fire, a restored WWII PT-19 Fairchild airplane and a caboose. The Museum also has online collections of photographs and documents which can be accessed from its website, fannincountymuseum.org.

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Photograph of a crowd swarmed around Charles Walsh's biplane in Bonham, Texas. Additional people view the crowd from a grandstand in the background, with a handful of spectators elevated on a short wooden tower. Handwritten at bottom of image: "Curtis Bioplane - Aviator Walsh, Bonham Texas 1-28-12."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • January 28, 1912

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  • Dec. 20, 2023, 2:52 p.m.

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  • March 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

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[Crowd Inspecting Charles Walsh's Biplane #1], photograph, January 28, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1627954/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannin County Museum of History.

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