Texaco Travel Air Model R, 1/12th Scale
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The Washington, DC Community Center for Boys sponsored model-building contests in the 1930s. This Travel Air Racer model was entered in 1931.
Description:
Inspired by the popularity of aviation in the 1920s and '30s, building and flying model aircraft became a popular pastime for young people, and contests were common. The Washington, DC Community Center for Boys, in association with Smithsonian curator Paul Garber, sponsored model-building contests throughout the 1930s. Douglas Bruce built this model of the record-breaking Travel Air Racer from scratch in 1931.
Credit:
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number:
A19320041000
Photo Number:
NASM 2011-00640
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Date:
2011
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Artifact
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