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Title	Early Air Mail Flight from Mather Field
Date	1925
Description	Taken in 1925, this photograph captures the first air mail flight from Sacramento's Mather Field. The photograph was also taken to promote a motion picture entitled "The Pony Express" partially filmed in the area. A stunt rider on horseback, dressed as a Pony Express rider, watches as the plane taxis down the grass runway. The photograph was taken at the Air Circus, which was put on by the Sacramento Aviation Club on May 9 and 10 of 1925.
Format	8 x 10 in.; b&w; negative
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	Mather Field
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Horses and Horseback Riding Airplanes Airports Motion Picture Sets
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	1942