Word: traveler
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Elephants are the hardest of all game to photograph," said Mr. Johnson. "The herds which we generally see are limited to 150 animals, although it is reported that during the dry season vast herds of 2,000 or more travel from one water-hole to another. But they stampede so readily that we have to trail them for months before coming close enough to photograph...
Aeromarine, Klemm, Alliance, American Eagle, Arrow, Bellanca, Berliner-Joyce, Boeing, Cessna, Chance Vought, Command-Aire, Curtiss, Fokker, Great Lakes, Hamilton, Knoll, Lincoln, Mahoney-Ryan, Mohawk, Moth, Parks, Pitcairn, Simplex, Spartan, Stearman, Swallow, Swift, Travel Air, Whittlesey...
...their comforts-a pad for back of the pilot's head and one in front, if he jounces forward. Cabins had wicker or upholstered chairs or seats, ash trays, drinking cups. Large and small transports had washstands, toilets and kitchens. But informality is still essential for most air travel...
Heedful of President Hoover's call, the 71st Congress prepared to gather at the Capitol April 15 for its first or extraordinary session. Countless Congressmen remained in Washington after the Hoover Inaugural, but their consciences troubled them not at all at collecting from the U. S. their legal travel allowance of 20? a mile to carry them to their political homes and back. Two legislative subjects were to be dealt with at this special session: Farm Relief, Tariff Revision. Many another pressed forward hopefully for consideration. Chief of these were: 1) Repeal of the National Origins quota system...
...case of the ill-fated Italia may seem to many just one more reason for condemning the airship as unsafe and impractical, but it is my opinion that, while aviation will never altogether supersede the automobile, the one will eventually supplement the other as a means of travel...