The Los Angeles International Air Meet was among the earliest airshows in the world and the first major airshow in the United States. It was held in Los Angeles County, California, at Dominguez Field,
A promotional poster for the meet
Promoter Dick Ferris
The aviators who took part in the events. Glenn Curtiss and Louis Paulhan can be seen towards the right side.
Jerome Slough Zerbe's Multi-plane
Louis Paulhan
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Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan, was a French aviator. He is known for winning the first Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910.
1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field
…Angeles. Organizers invited pilots of monoplanes, biplanes, balloons, and dirigibles. To reinforce the event's "international" billing, French aviator Louis Paulhan, a notable from the 1909 Reims meet, was invited. Paulhan was guaranteed a small sum of money as encouragement to attend. Cash prizes were allotted for…
Louis Paulhan in 1909
Louis Paulham aboard the Voisin biplane
Louis Paulhan at takeoff in a Farman III biplane at the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field
Paulhan and passenger Mrs. Dick Ferris at the Los Angeles Air Meet