DW Image # 134: Howard Rinehart standing between De Havilland DH-4 and the Dayton-Wright “The Messenger” at South Field, 1918 August 14

Howard Rinehart stands between a De Havilland DH-4 and the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field August 14, 1918. The photograph shows Howard Rinehart standing between a De Havilland DH-4 and the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the South Field of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Rinehart is resting his hand on the propeller of the DH-4. The design similarities are apparent between the two aircraft in this side by side view. In the background the hangars of the South Field are visible and other DH-4s are visible through some of the open doors. The title of the negative is "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. South Field - Aug. 14-18."