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Signed portrait of pioneer aviator, Claude Grahame-White

1910
Overview

Framed real photo postcard (RPPC) featuring pioneer aviator, Claude Grahame-White.
It is inscribed to a Mrs McMillan from Claude Grahame-White and dated 1910.
He is wearing a three-piece suit with a white shirt and dark bowtie. He appears to be standing in front of some sort of marquee or tent.

Historical information

Claude Grahame-White is remembered as an early aviation pioneer who both flew and designed planes, including the boxkite. He also wrote books about his flying exploits.

A link to his biography is attached.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00140
Item type
Collectibles
Ephemera
Photographs
Themes
People
Transport
Material
Glass
Photographic Paper
Timber
Width
120 mm
Height or length
175 mm
Inscriptions and markings

"To Mrs S.I (or J) McMillan
from
Claude Grahame-White
1910"

Keywords
Portrait
Aviation
Pilot
History - Social
Place made
United Kingdom
Year
1910
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Links to additional resources
https://airminded.org/biographies/claude-grahame-white/

Link to biography of Claude Grahame-White by Airminded

Last modified
Thursday, 21 August, 2025
Completeness
100
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'Heroes of the Flying Corps' by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
Parent records
Photograph of Raymond Francis Galloway A.F.C. in boxkite
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Signed RPPC of Claude Grahame-White, 1910
Signed RPPC of Claude Grahame-White, 1910

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