Small Plane in a Field
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Title
Small Plane in a Field
Subject
Airplanes - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Small airplane in a field, possibly at Meems Bottom.
This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.”
The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
The airplane was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman who owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) based in Mt. Jackson.
This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.”
The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
The airplane was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman who owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) based in Mt. Jackson.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
August 4 1935
Contributor
The event was identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing an August 3, 1935 Northern Virginia Daily advertisement.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Various scenes from this advertising event can be found in the Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028254, 028255, 028256, 028257, 028258, 028259, and 028260.
Photographs of Burgess E. Nelson at this same event appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028252, 028253, 028261, 028262, 028345, 028347, 028348, 028350, and 028351.
Identifier
028255
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Small Plane in a Field,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71568.
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