(AVIATION) Mayfield William Preston; photographer Group of a

Sale 2473 - Lot 42

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Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500

(AVIATION.) Mayfield, William Preston; photographer. Group of aviation photographs. Together, 9 photographs, the first 3 vintage. Silver prints, 10 x 8 inches and smaller, with the photographer's estate handstamp on verso. Vp, 1910-24; some printed later

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William Preston Mayfield (1896-1974) gained a place in history in 1910 when, as a 14-year-old photographer for the Dayton Daily News, he became the first to take a photograph from an airplane in flight. He went on to a long and significant photography career, with an enduring interest in aviation and aerial views. Aviator in plane Barling Bomber Blowing the Dice Early airplane Single Seat--Single Prop Two aviators 3 Wright Flyers at Summer Field ca 1912 Orville Wright with the Jack McGee Plane, the Starting Kit & the Trailer, Dayton Orville Wright Pilot, No Wheels. Provenance: the first 6 acquired at a Swann sale, 7 April 1993, lot 396; the other 3 purchased from Walt Burton. with--3 non-aviation photos by William Preston Mayfield: Magazine stand and lunch counter May and Co. building Shop window. Silver prints, 8x10 inches and smaller, with the photographer's estate handstamp on verso. 1930s-41.