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Title: Flies A Mile Up In One Minute, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on the events of an air circus of which one of the events saw Lt. A. J. Williams fly a mile up in one minute. At the same event he and Lt. Harold J. Brow broke each others speed records back to back.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FliesAMileUp
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Glenn Curtiss Attributes Plane's Performance Largely to Double-Cambered Wings, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting that aeronautical engineer Glenn H. Curtiss, who designed the plane Lt. Harold J. Brow flew to record breaking speeds, determined that the wing type, which allowed for faster flight and safe landing speeds, helped to push the limits of the engine.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_GlennCurtiss
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: He may Live Through It, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, P & A
Abstract/Description: Photo of Lt. Harold J. Brow with accompanying caption detailing an upcoming trial of an NB1 seaplane which would entail his throwing the plane into a flat tailspin to test its ability to come out of such a situation. Photo taken by P&A.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_HeMayLiveThroughIt
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Providence Man Breaks Air Mark, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Associated Press
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on Lt. Harold J. Brow's establishing of the speed record of 244 mph, four miles a minute, at Mitchel Field on September 13th. The article concludes with a recounting of Brow's family and schooling history as well as his military successes. Possibly printed by the Providence News Journal.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_ProvidenceManBreaksAirMark
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Leiut. H. N. Brow, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Photo of Lt. H. J. Brow on the bottom of a miscellaneous article with a corresponding caption noting him as a Naval Officer, resident of the city of publication, and for setting a new speed record.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_ProvidenceManBreaksAirMark_4
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Providence Aviators Make Fast Time To Washington, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on Lt Harold J. Brow and Lt. Thomas Durfee's five hour flight time from Hillsgrove to Washington in a DeHaviland bomber in around 4 hours, minus time spent for lunch in Mitchel Field, Long Island.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_ProvidenceAviatorsMakeFastTime
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Lieut. H. J. Brow, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Photo of Lt. Harold J. Brow with corresponding caption noting his third place finish at the Pulitzer Trophy Race in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_LtHJBrow
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Commander H. J. Brow at Desk.
Author: Harold J. Brow
Abstract/Description: Photo of Commander H. J. Brow at his desk. Date and location are unknown.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_CdrHJBrowAtDesk
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Air Speed Record Smashed 3 Times in 2 Hours in Navy Flyers' Rivalry, Continued, November 5, 1923.
Author: New York Times
Abstract/Description: Continuation of the article "Air Speed Record Smashed 3 Times" in the New York Times which details the method in which Lieutenant A. J. Williams attained the record breaking speed which allowed him to beat Lieutenant Harold J. Brow's earlier record. Brow and Williams methods were compared alongside their personalities.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-5-1923_AirSpeedRecordSmashed_2
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Gets Purple Heart, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Photo of aviation machinist Leeonas Yohn (left) receiving a purple heart from Commander Harold J. Brow (right) at the U. S. Naval Air Station at Olathe, Kansas. The award was due to wounds sustained by Yohn while on the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_GetsPurpleHeart
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Harold J. Brow, Naval Speed Flier, Visits City, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on Lt. Commander Harold J. Brow's visit to his father while also recounting Brow's activities both past and upcoming, including a trip to Hawaii with a navy fleet to participate in duties in the Pacific.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_HJBVisitsCity
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Nearly Five Miles A Minute, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Wide World
Abstract/Description: Photo and caption of Lt. Harold J. Brow (left) and A J. Williams (right) at Mitchel Field in their pilot gear. The caption is credited to Wide World, unknown if the publishing paper or original publisher of the photo.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_NearlyFiveMPM_2
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Speed King of Aerial World Visits M'Cook, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting Lt. Harold J. Brow and I. Osspie's arrival to McCook field to help test a new Boeing pursuit ship. Brow's achievements are then recounted in the latter half of the article.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SpeedKingVisitsMCook
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Brow Gets 274 Miles On 1 Lap, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article detailing Lt. Harold J. Brow and A. J. Williams speed tests which peaked with Brow's highest speed attained in the world at that point though he averaged 265 miles an hour.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_BrowGets274Miles
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Harold J. Brow, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Photo of Ensign Harold J. Brow of Providence, Rhode Island in his formal attire with accompanying caption reporting that he had received an Ensign commission for the Aviation Division of the Naval Reserves, being ordered to Pensacola, Florida to await orders. It also lists his educational history.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_HaroldJBrow
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Speed Benumbed, Army Pilot Wins U.S. Air Classic, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, Associated Press
Abstract/Description: Article detailing the events of the Mount Clemons, Michigan air show in which Lt. R. L. Maughan using an Army-Curtiss flyer won the Pullitzer trophy race. Lt. Harold J. Brow was noted as winning third place in his Navy-Curtiss racer, averaging 193 mph. Ensign A. J. Williams is noted at the bottom of the article of having a fire extinguisher brake and knock his helmet off as he was flying
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SpeedBenumbedPilot
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Smoke Screens and parachute Drops Arranged for Mitchel Field Show, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on an upcoming air show at Mitchel Field which would see top Army and Navy personnel attending alongside such events as an air race, mail transfer demonstrations, smoke screen drops, and parachute jumps.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SmokeScreensAndParachutes
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: SHATTERED, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication, NEWS
Abstract/Description: Photo of Lt. Harold J. Brow flying at Mitchel Field and the personnel in charge of recording his time and speed. The corresponding caption notes his top speed as 265 miles an hour with an average of 259.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_Shattered
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Four-Mile-a-Minute Record Hung Up By New Navy Curtiss Racer, ND.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting that Lt. Harold J. Brow reached 255 miles an hour in a test flight, breaking his previous record of 244 miles an hour, due to the use of a new type of wing.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FourMPMRecordHung
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Four Mile A Minute Air Speed Attained, No Date.
Author: Unknown Publication
Abstract/Description: Article reporting on Lt. Harold J. Brow's record speed of 244 miles an hour, setting the world speed record at the time. The New York Herald is penciled in at the bottom of the page yet no date is given to verify this is the publication source.
Identifier: uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FourMPMAirSpeed
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

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