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Another Providence Record, Date Unknown.
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Unknown Publication
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A small article from a Providence newspaper relating Lieutenant Harold J. Brow's record speed of 265 miles an hour and notes that the city is proud of him.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_AnotherProvidenceRecord
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Daring Aviator to Participate In Air Pageant, October 6, 1927.
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Unknown Publication
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Article, possibly from the Providence News Journal, reporting Lt. Harold J. Brow's participation in an upcoming Rhode Island air pageant at Pothier Field. The article then goes on to report Brow's past accomplishments as a Navy pilot.
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uwfnam_HJBBox3_10-6-1927_DaringAviator
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Image (JPEG2000)
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Four Miles A Minute, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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Article published presumably in Providence recounting Lt. Harold J. Brow's record flight speed of 244 miles an hour. The publication notes that Providence, the city, was proud that it helped produce a person who achieved such a record.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FourMilesAMinute
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Image (JPEG2000)
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JF-1 Amphibian Plane & H. J. Brow, December 24, 1940.
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Author
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Harold J. Brow
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Abstract/Description
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Photograph of Harold J. Brow exiting a Grumman Amphibian plane while talking with a colleague. Dated December 24, 1940. Presumably taken at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island. The back of the photo contains information at the bottom right which includes the date the photo was taken and descriptions of the subjects.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_12-24-40_JF-1HJBrowPhoto
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Format
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Set of related objects
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Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island December 24, 1940.
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Author
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Harold J. Brow
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Photo and caption of Harold J. Brow piloting a JF-1 Grumman Amphibian plane into the Quonset Point Naval Air Station taken by the Providence Journal-Bulletin on December 24, 1940. Accompanying the back was a note, dated July 26, 1974, which recounts Davenport's discovery of the photograph.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_12-24-40_NASQuonsetPointPhoto
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Set of related objects
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Pawtuxet Aviator Has Long Had Habit of Being First, October 10, 1922.
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The Evening Bulletin
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Newspaper clipping from The Evening Bulletin about Lieutenant Adolphus W. Gorton's previous successes in sports and his most recent successes in aerial races as a Navy pilot. Lieutenant Harold J. Brow is mentioned briefly at the end of the article as having set a record for flying between Washington and Providence.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_10-10-1922_PawtuxetAviator
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R. I. Officers To Fly For Navy In Detroit Air Race, No Date.
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Unknown Publication, Ashmun Brown, Washington Bureau, Evening Bulletin
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Report from the Evening Bulletin published in an unknown paper describing Lt. Harold J. Brow and A. W. Gorton as officers from Providence and Pawtuxet, Rhode Island who would be joining nine other navy pilots to participate in a Detroit air race. A penned note along the left side mentions when the original clipper took the article from the paper it was published in.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_RIOfficers
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Image (JPEG2000)
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Speed Benumbed, Army Pilot Wins, Continued, No Date.
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Unknown Publication, Associated Press
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Continuation of the article on the Mt. Clemons, Michigan air show detailing the services of some of the pilots. Lt. Harold J. Brow is noted as a native of Providence and his family, schooling, and military successes are listed at the end of the article. Presumably this may be published by the Providence Journal.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SpeedBenumbedPilot_2
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Image (JPEG2000)