Photo #: NH 77526
Aviator Eugene B. Ely
Receives an award at Tanforan field, California, shortly after
his 18 January 1911 flights to and from USS Pennsylvania
(Armored Cruiser # 4). The noted opera star Luisa Tetrazzini
is presenting the award, as several Army officers and a Navy
officer serve as honor guard. The aviator's wife, Mabel (Hall)
Ely is standing to the left. Captain Charles F. Pond, Commanding
Officer of the Pennsylvania is directly behind the flag
staff, wearing civilian clothes.
Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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