1920 ART CHESTER PHOTO..STARTING HIS "HEATH MONO-PLANE

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1920 ART CHESTER PHOTO..STARTING HIS "HEATH MONO-PLANE" Description : ORIGINAL VINTAGE PHOTO PLEASE SEE ALL 100+ ART CHESTER/AIR RACE PHOTOS I WILL BE LISTING ALL THIS WEEK UNDER MY OTHER AUCTIONS I CAN COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ONLY 1 CHARGE OF 1.50 NO MATTER HOW MANY PHOTOS WON! EVERYTHING I SELL COMES WITH A 7 DAY INSPECTION RETURN FOR ANY REASON SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE. IMAGES ON LEFT BLOW UP HUGE......ALSO LARGER VIEW BELOW. I CAN'T BEGAN TO TELL YOU HOW RARE & WONDERFUL THESE IMAGES ARE! PLEASE READ ALL BELOW FOR HOW I AQUIRED THESE RARE PHOTOS FROM ART CHESTERS FAMILY & ABOUT ART CHESTER ================================================ THE ITEM - ORIGINAL 1920's ART CHESTER (KILLED 1949) PHOTOGRAPH FROM HIS ESTATE & PERSONAL PHOTO ALBUM. "ART CHESTER STARTING HIS HEATH MONOPLANE" (4" 1/2 X 2" 3/4) ART CHESTER STARTING HIS HEATH MONOPLANE AT HIS PERSONAL AIRFIELD IN DOWNERS GROVE, ILL WHAT A GREAT RARE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH! ART CHESTER - ART CHESTER WAS A WORLD FAMOUS THOMPSON CUP AIR RACER, BARNSTORMER, DESIGNER & BUILDER OF AIRCRAFT. ART CHESTER WAS ALSO USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POWERPLANT IN THE P-51 MUSTANG. TRADGICALY LIKE MANY AIR RACING PILOTS FROM THE 1920's-40's, ART CHESTER WAS KILLED IN 1949 DURING AN AIR RACE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. A ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE TO AQUIRE THESE AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF AVIATION RACING. PHOTOS FROM ART CHESTERS PERSONAL PHOTO ALBUM COVERING HIS EARLIEST DAYS OF DAREDEVIL BARNSTORMING IN THE 1920's, TO THE DANGEROUS COMPETTION OF AIR RACING IN THE 1930's. ALL OF THESE PHOTOS HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED, SEEN OR OFFERED FOR SALE BEFORE. SOMEONE COULD USE THESE IN A BOOK ABOUT ART CHESTER OR EARLY AVIATION RACING. ALL ARE GUARANTED ORIGINAL & LIKE EVERYTHING I SELL COME WITH A 7 DAY INSPECTION RETURN FOR ANY REASON IF YOUR UNHAPPY. MORE ABOUT ART CHESTER & HIS MOST FAMOUS PLANE "THE JEEP" - (CUT & PASTE) /p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_200202/ai_n9052096/ ABOUT THE PHOTOS - All of these Art Chester related aviation photos come from 2 albums I acquired several years ago from his family's estate. At the auction was a total of 6 albums and at the time I was able to buy the 2 albums I now own. The 2 albums I got were the most important from his early flying days covering the 1920's thru late 1930's. T are over 100 photos total. Art Chester or one of his planes are in 80% of the photos. Photos include Art Chester's gasoline station in his hometown of Downers Grove, Illinois, his personal landing field & hanger, many photos taken at air races of the planes up close w only the pilots & crew could be, as well as crashed aircraft. Many photos are written on the front by someone other than Art Chester that had to be close to him like a wife, sister or brother? Some of the photos are also taken and written on the back by Art Chester, photos often taken from the cockpit of his plane flying to & from air races. If not written on the front of the photo most had a written description in the album below the photo & on the back of the photo. WHY IM BREAKING THE ALBUMS UP - I know I will get many questions on these. The 2 albums themselves were in bad shape with the photos being in 4 corner tabs on black crate paper which was crumbling from age. Most all the album pages were loose & many photos also free from their corner tabs. Also unlike many albums that contain mostly insignificant photos with only a few special photos this is the other way. Almost all 100+ photos are very special & t would be no way to show and explain them all in 1 huge listing. ================================================ PAYMENT - IM VERY FLEXABLE ON PAYMENTS. IF YOU NEED A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE PAYMENT PLEASE LET ME KNOW & MAKE ARRAINGMENTS BEFORE AUCTION ENDS. IF YOUR INTERESTED IN GETING SEVERAL OF THESE RARE PHOTOS OR JUST 1 OF THE PRICIER ONES & YOUR A GOOD BUYER I HAVE NO PROBLEM IF YOU NEED TO WAIT TILL YOUR NEXT... read more

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