Hillsdale MI RPPC 1912 ART SMITH Pilot ELOPEMENT CRASH Airplane HOSPITAL WEDDING

Description: Here is a FANTASTIC REAL PHOTO postcard view showing THE FAMOUS PILOT ART SMITH AND "WIFE" SHARING A HOSPITAL BED recovering from a PLANE CRASH DURING THEIR ELOPEMENT! 2 Doctors and a Nurse ARE WITNESSES with the PREACHER DOING THE CEREMONY! The title is PERFORMING THE CEREMONY MR AND MRS ART SMITH on the front---it is an AZO card dated OCT. 2, 1912 on the back...also written: ART SMITH FAMOUS STUNT PILOT ART SMITH ELOPED WITH HIS BRIDE TO BE IN AN AIRPLANE PLANE CRASHED CEREMONY TOOK PLACE IN HOSPITAL AS SHOWN!! This took place in HILLSDALE MICHIGAN and an online search found part of an essay by JoAnne P. Miller of the Hillsdale County Historical Society. ...........Aimee's father, never a fan of Art Smith, decided to send Aimee east for a long stay. She and Art were frantic. Art suggested that they elope to Michigan since Aimee's age still required her parents' consent to marry in Indiana. Art knew Hillsdale from his prior visit, so he bundled Aimee up for the flight there. After only six minutes in the air, the engine sputtered and Art landed. He called his "mechanician" and had him bring a new valve to replace the broken one. Then they took to the sky again, hoping they were still ahead of Aimee's father. Art recognized Baw Beese Lake as they approached Hillsdale and headed to a large, smooth field on the campus of Hillsdale College. Preparing to land, he realized that the ailerons, the flaps that balance a plane, were non-functional. As the plane landed it flipped over; Aimee sustained seriously torn back muscles, and Art received yet another set of crash injuries. With no hospital, the couple was taken to the Smith Hotel (the present site of Jilly Beans). Dr. W.H. Sawyer, son-in-law of Charles T. Mitchell, and another doctor acted as medical staff and as witnesses to their marriage. Within a day Mr. Cour arrived and his resistance to the marriage evaporated when he saw that his beloved daughter was both badly hurt and emotionally distressed that he would be furious with her..... This is the RAREST OF THE ART SMITH PHOTOS!! *********The OSTLIE ARCHIVES watermark is NOT ON THE CARD----I have been having a number of people copy the images*********** It is in VERY GOOD CONDITION with light wear, smudging, slight corner rounding------------SEE THE SCANS. THANKS FOR BIDDING! FOR BUY IT NOW CARDS PAY ONLY ONE SHIPPING CHARGE NO MATTER HOW MANY CARDS YOU BUY---------JUST ADD THE PURCHASE to the SHOPPING CART and when you are done just PAY FOR ALL CARDS AT ONCE with just ONE SHIPPING CHARGE!! Shipping is $4.50 to US DESTINATIONS---packages are shipped USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE with TRACKING NUMBERS! International shipping is by EBAY INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING through ebay, not me. PAY ONLY ONE SHIPPING CHARGE NO MATTER HOW MANY CARDS YOU BUY. 14 Day Return policy if item is Grossly different than the description and the item is returned in the same condition as purchased.

Price: 499.99 USD

Location: Decorah, Iowa

End Time: 2024-10-12T20:58:37.000Z

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