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Billy Mitchell: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 5:13pm.
September 25, 1923. Brigadier General William Mitchell in Washington, D.C. An important figure in the development of military aviation, "Billy" Mitchell is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force. His criticism of Army and Navy leaders after the crash of the airship Shenandoah in 1925 led to a court-martial and subsequent resignation. When it came to clothes, cars and horses, he was a connoisseur of the good life. View full size. National Photo Co. Collection.
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Billy Mitchell
Submitted by brandonbob on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 11:46am.
I don't think the negative has been flipped. Look at the buttons on the suit and the handkerchief in the left breast pocket. Were suits buttoned in 1923 as they are today? Did you wear your handkerchief in the left breast pocket then?
Right hand drive??
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 10:57am.
The car looks like it has a right hand drive or has the negative been flipped? What is stored on the running board blocking the driver's door?
[Lots of cars had right-hand drive back then. - Dave]
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