Original 1947 AP Wire Photo featuring famed aviator Paul Mantz of Los Angeles waving to spectators after winning the 2,050-mile California-to-Cleveland Bendix Trophy Race at the 1947 National Air Races. Mounted on black archival paper with the original wire caption separately mounted below the photograph. Measures approximately 8⅝ x 7¼ inches overall. Shows age-related surface wear, a noticeable diagonal crease across the photo, light corner wear, and minor handling wear consistent with age. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
