1938 Elmira Soaring Meet Press Photo – German Sailplane Greif Denis Mulligan & Carl R. Southee

Original 1938 ACME press photograph from the Ninth Annual National Soaring Meet, Harris Hill, Elmira, New York. The image shows Denis Mulligan, Director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, with contest manager Carl R. Southee examining the German sailplane, a foreign competitor at the prestigious U.S. gliding competition. The sailplane was part of Germany’s cutting-edge sailplane program of the late 1930s, representing aerodynamic innovations that influenced worldwide soaring. Reverse bears original ACME press stamp and typewritten caption dated June 27, 1938.

• Date: 1938

• Photographer/Source: ACME News Pictures

• Format: Gelatin silver print, approx. 8" x 10"

• Condition: Very good with light handling wear; strong contrast.

• A rare pre-WWII transatlantic glider competition image.