Juan Biélovucic Flights in Peru Postcard Collection (SC-261)
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a set of twenty photographic postcards and 1 photographic print depicting Juan Biélovucic's flights in Peru, around 1910. The photographs include images of his plane on the ground and in flight, as well as images of the San Beatriz Racetrack in Lima, Peru. The postcards are not identified individually.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1910
Biographical / Historical
Juan Biélovucic Cavalier was born in Lima, Peru, in 1889. He learned to fly in France on Voisin airplanes and returned to his native country to be the first pilot to fly a heavier-than-air craft in Peru. He made his flight in a 50-horsepower Voisin-type airplane on January 15, 1911. He flew from Lima to nearby Callao at a height of 200 feet. He flew again on January 23 over Lima, above the adoration of crowds.
Full Extent
1 folder(s) (20 postcards and 1 photograph)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The 20 postcards were donated in 2010 by Brandon McGrath, and the 1 photograph was donated in 2025, also by Brandon McGrath.
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025 June: Finding aid revised to include addition of 1 photographic print received from donor in May 2025.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
