Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss at the wheel of an airplane at Dominguez Field, ca.1912

Photograph of aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss at the wheel of an airplane at Dominguez Field, ca.1912. Curtiss is seated at center and has both hands on a metal control wheel at right. He is wearing a pinstriped suit and tie with a dark hat and has a thick dark mustache. The canvas-covered wings of the airplane are visible at the top and bottom of the image, and the small engine is mounted behind Curtiss's head at left