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Clippings from Pancho's Scrapbook |
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Written by Nick Spark
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Wednesday, 29 November 2006 00:00 |
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 Here is one of hundreds of newspaper clippings that come from Pancho's personal scrapbook. This one, with a banner photo showing Ruth Elder, Pancho and Amelia Earhart, dates from the inaugural Powder Puff Derby.
The scrapbook itself is unfortunately now in pieces, and what remains is sometimes singed or water damaged. This is as a result of a fire which struck Pancho's home and "Happy Bottom Riding Club" bar, restaurant and hotel.  Here's another clipping.
This one chronicles the event that knocked Pancho out of the Powder Puff Derby. While landing at Pecos, Texas, she collided with an automobile situated near the edge of the runway! |
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Discoveries in the Pancho Barnes Archive |
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Written by Nick Spark
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Tuesday, 28 November 2006 00:00 |
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 For the past few weeks, I've been going thru the "Pancho Barnes Archive". This is an amazing collection of Pancho Barnes' personal papers which are maintained by Dr. Lou D'Elia and Mike Salazar. Without the forethought of these two men, in fact, the Pancho documentary would not be possible. I'll write a bit more about this later. In short, Pancho's personal papers and photographs were kept in storage by her fourth husband, Mac McKendry. He intended to open a museum in Pancho's honor, but never did do it! After he passed away, it looked like Pancho's estate would be entirely liquidated through an auction. All of the materials in the archive would be dispersed, without anyone having an opportunity to really assess the contents. Fortunately, Lou and Mike stepped in, purchased Pancho's estate, and are now cataloging it. As part of our film effort, Amanda Pope and I have joined in. Each day we've been opening up boxes, sorting materials, and making amazing discoveries. Yesterday, it was an entire box filled with hundreds of newspaper clippings related to the Powder Puff Derby of 1929. Included in the articles were many photos we had never seen before. Most of these clippings had not been looked at by anyone in the seventy odd years that have elapsed since Pancho pasted them into her scrap book...
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Welcome to our new and improved site! |
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Written by Nick Spark
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Thursday, 16 November 2006 00:00 |
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We've just added exciting new features to our website! This site, originally created by Nathan May in early 2006, has just undergone a major facelift. We've added an exciting new feature — a production journal that will let you follow the course of the project as it happens. Check back for news as it happens, including an important announcement in the very near future about our production. |
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Article in Women in Aviation Magazine |
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Written by Nick Spark
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Thursday, 01 June 2006 00:00 |
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An article I wrote about Pancho Barnes appeared in the Aviation for Women magazine, published by Women in Aviation International. You can download a .pdf of the article on this site's main page. WAI is a dynamic group which supports women in the aviation world — not just pilots but air traffic controllers, technicians, aeronautic engineers, educators and more. You can find out more about this terrific organization at their website: http://www.wai.org |
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Article about Pancho's friend Patrice |
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Written by Nick Spark
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Thursday, 23 March 2006 00:00 |
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 An interesting article about Patrice Demory, who lived with Pancho Barnes in the 1970s, has just been published in the Orange County Register. You can read about it by following this link:
http://ocregister.com/ocregister/news/homepage/article_1067397.php |
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