Donald Douglas, Aviators, and Donald A. Hall Sr. at Aviation Gathering (Circa 1924)

Donald Douglas, aviators in flight gear, a flapper-dressed woman, and young Donald A. Hall Sr. at an aviation event. — Donald Douglas, Aviators, and Donald A. Hall Sr. at Aviation Gathering (Circa 1924) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A vintage gelatin silver gathering photograph documenting prominent figures of early Southern California aviation circa 1924. The group includes aircraft manufacturer Donald Douglas, military aviators wearing leather flight helmets and goggles, and an elegantly dressed woman wearing a floral-trimmed cloche hat and beaded flapper gown. On the far right stands a young Donald A. Hall Sr. in a tailored three-piece suit wearing an official participant ribbon badge, dating from his engineering tenure at the Douglas Aircraft Company working on the historic Douglas World Cruisers.