Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Glenn Martin Sitting in an Airplane at the Cicero Air Field -- October 1, 2008


Glenn L Martin went on to found the Glenn L Martin Company, the forbear of today's Lockheed Martin. Here he is participating in the Second International Aviation Meet in September, 1912.
The photo comes from the Library of Congress' wonderful American Memory site (http://memory.loc.gov/). DN-0059580, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.
The Senate passed a bailout bill today.
The Dodgers beat the Cubs in the first game of their playoff series.

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