- Additional Authors
- Hill, Ira L. (Ira Lawrence)
- Description
- 1 photographic print : sepia; 24 x 19 cm.
- Summary
- Half-body portrait in profile of Vernon Castle, dressed in the uniform of the Royal Flying Corps of the British Armed Services.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
- Series Statement
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Subjects
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- In December 1915, Vernon Castle left the road tour of Irving Berlin's musical Watch your step to study aviation, in preparation to join England's Royal Flying Corps and fight in World War I. After training in England, he was sent to France where he flew many missions during 1916 and 1917, and was awarded the Croix de guerre. He was assigned to instruct pilots at the Royal Flying Corps winter quarters near Fort Worth, Texas. Flying with a student, he took a difficult turn to avoid hitting another training plane which had risen in front of them. His plane crashed with the student unhurt but Castle dead.
- Call Number
- *MGZEA (Castle, Vernon, no. 16)
- OCLC
- NYPY99-F172
- Title
Portrait of Vernon Castle in uniform / photograph by Ira L. Hill's Studio.
- Imprint
[1916?]
- Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Additional Formats
Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography
In December 1915, Vernon Castle left the road tour of Irving Berlin's musical Watch your step to study aviation, in preparation to join England's Royal Flying Corps and fight in World War I. After training in England, he was sent to France where he flew many missions during 1916 and 1917, and was awarded the Croix de guerre. He was assigned to instruct pilots at the Royal Flying Corps winter quarters near Fort Worth, Texas. Flying with a student, he took a difficult turn to avoid hitting another training plane which had risen in front of them. His plane crashed with the student unhurt but Castle dead.
- Indexed Term
Photographs
- Added Author
Hill, Ira L. (Ira Lawrence)
- Research Call Number
*MGZEA (Castle, Vernon, no. 16)