London Room Digital Collections

Dora Labatt in a seaplane at Port Stanley, Ontario

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of Dora Labatt and Walter Brookins seated in a seaplane about to take flight from the lake at Port Stanley. Two men watch from the beach.
Notes
This is a photograph of Miss Dora Labatt's flight with pilot Walter Brookins, July 20, 1912. Both the London Free Press and London Advertiser newspapers ran front page stories about this flight in the Monday, July 22, 1912 editions. Dora Labatt was the first London woman to ride in an airplane. PG B13
Inscriptions
Reverse (handwritten in ink) - First seaplane at Port Stanley.
Date of Original
July 20, 1912
Dimensions
Width: 35 cm
Height: 21.4 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 33.5cm
Image Height: 20.7cm
Local identifier
32104024554976
Collection
Cairncross Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.66679 Longitude: -81.21644
Creative Commons licence
Attribution only [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada
Reproduction Notes
London Room Photograph Archives - PG B13
600 dpi tiff and jpg
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