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Title: Lakeh'st DA Will Meet march 11th, March 2, 1960.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Small clipping detailing that the Lakehurst Naval Air station Development Association would conduct their first annual meeting in a school auditorium to promote the local air station.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBBox3_3-2-1960_LakehstDAWillMeet
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Title: 266 Miles An Hour, Air Speed Record, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article and corresponding table detailing the events of Lt. A. J. Williams and Harold J. Brow's competition for the highest air speed over Mitchel Field, Long Island. The table at the top of the article details number of seconds and speed each taken on each pass by both Williams and Brow during their flights. The article is a continuation of a first page article which was not present alongside this one.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_TableShowsRecords
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Title: Speed Kings of Air Are Lauded By Denby, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on Secretary of the Navy Denby, first name not given, sending telegrams of congratulations to Lt. Harold J. Brow and A. J. Williams for their record flight speeds recorded at Mitchel Field.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SpeedKingsLauded
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Title: Congratulate Each Other, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Newspaper photo of Lt. A. J. Williams (left) and H. J. Brow (right) in their pilot gear shaking hands after their speed tests over Mitchel Field, New York.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_CongratulateEachOther
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Title: Four Miles A Minute, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FourMilesAMinute
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Title: Lieutenant Brow Will Try To Recapture Record at Michel Field, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting the events which led to Lt. A. J. Williams attaining the world flight speed record at an air race at Mitchel Field, New York. The article cuts off as it begins to report on Lt. Harold J. Brow's response to the days events.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_LtBrowWillTry
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Title: R. I. Officers To Fly For Navy In Detroit Air Race, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Ashmun Brown, Washington Bureau, Evening Bulletin
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_RIOfficers
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Title: Speed Benumbed, Army Pilot Wins, Continued, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Associated Press
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SpeedBenumbedPilot_2
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Title: Figures at Air Circus, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Photos of Lt. Harold J. Brow (center) and A. J. Williams (bottom right) with a corresponding caption detailing their speed records over Mitchel Field.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FiguresAtAirCircus
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: New Mark Possible Today, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting Lt. Harold J. Brow's speed record of 265 mph at Mitchel Field which was by then the world's fastest speed record.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_NewMarkPossibleToday
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Title: Denby Congratulate Speed Record Fliers, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting that Lt. Harold J. Brow and A. J. Williams received congratulations from the Secretary of the Navy Denby (first name not given) via telegram for their parts in setting speed records.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_DenbyCongratulatesFliers
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Title: Personalities in the Broad Field of Sport and Adventure, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, P. & A. Photo, Wide World Photo, International Newsreel
Abstract/Description: Three photos, two of athletes, two of pilots Lt. Harold J. Brow and A. J. Williams (center photo) with a caption recounting each man's successes in their respective fields.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_PersonalitiesInSport
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Title: Predicts Six Miles A Minute, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Photo of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of Naval Aviation with a corresponding caption noting his belief that planes would be able to travel 300 to 400 miles an hour in the near future. Lt. Harold J. Brow's 274 flight speed is mentioned as the current highest flight speed.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_PredictsSixMPM
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Title: Navy Flyer Sets Speed Mark at 259-Mile Clip, November 3 1923.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: A clipping from an unknown Newspaper detailing the back and forth record breaking flight speeds between Lieutenant Harold J. Brow and Lieutenant A. J. Williams over Mitchell Field before the National Aeronautic Association and International Aeronautic Association.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-3-1923_NavyFlyerSetsMark
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Title: Another Providence Record, Date Unknown.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_AnotherProvidenceRecord
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Title: Flies 4.25 Miles a Minute in Breaking All Speed Records, August 14, 1923.
Author: New York Tribune
Abstract/Description: Tiny article reporting on Lt. Harold J. Brow's record flight speed made at Mitchel Field in his Navy Curtiss racer. The speed was noted as being recorded by electic timers.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_Flies4.25MPM
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Title: Marine Aviator Sets New Speed Record; Flies 259 Miles An Hour, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Associated Press
Abstract/Description: Article reporting that Lt. L. H. Sanderson, marines, traveled 259 mph in a Navy Wright fighter. It was noted that Sanderson set the record at 238 mph the week prior yet that record was broken by Lt. Harold J. Brow only a few days later.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_MarineAviatorSetsRecord
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Title: Navy Airman Flies 265 Miles An Hour For Speed Record, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Associated Press
Abstract/Description: Report on Lt. Harold J. Brow's record flight speed of 265 mph at Mitchel Field, averaging 259 mph over his four 3 km course runs during a friendly air race against Lt. A. J. Williams, former Giants pitcher.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_NavyAirmanFlies256MPH
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Title: 259 Miles An Hour Is New Air Record, November 3, 1923.
Author: The World
Abstract/Description: Clipping from The World which notes Lieutenant Harold J. Brow's record flight speed of 259 miles an hour. This article puts a more sensationalist spin on the account of the Wright Field test flights where Brow and Lieutenant A. J. Williams repeatedly broke each other's speed records in one day.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-3-1923_259MPHNewRecord
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Title: Air Record Set at 259 Miles an Hour, Affiliated Section, November 3, 1923.
Author: The New York Herald
Abstract/Description: An additional section of the article "Air Record Set at 259 Miles an Hour" which was separated from the main article body for some unknown reason. The clipping details the atmosphere surrounding the Pulitzer Trophy race before being cut off. A continued section was not present alongside the materials.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-3-1923_AirRecordsSet_3
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