James Harold Doolittle in parade float, Dayton, Ohio, 1925

Object summary

Title: James Harold Doolittle in parade float, Dayton, Ohio, 1925
Object ID: GCP-00006180
Date made: 1925-11-02
Place made: United States, Ohio, Dayton
Maker: Wide World Photos
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

James Harold Doolittle rides a parade float. He is dressed in a naval styled chapeau and frock coat and sits in a dinghy mounted on an automobile. Text on the side of the float reads "Admiral James H. Doolittle, winner of 1925 Schneider Cup Race?" Stamp on verso reads "Technology Review". Original Credit Line: Wide World Photos.

Original Captions: "James H. Doolittle on float as Admiral", "MIT PhD student at time".

Original Caption: "First 'Admiral' of the Army [missing] James Doolittle, test pilot [missing] Cock Field, Ohio, arriving [missing] after winning the Schneider Cup Race at Baltimore, is acclaimed 'Admiral' of the Army and paraded through the streets of Dayton. 11/2/25".