71.364C.1-2

J. Herman Banning's plane "MISS AMES" -- "FLY WITH BANNING" inscribed on side. Banning is seen in second seat of two-seater bi-plane. Banning performed in air circuses, flew politicians during their campaigns. One of his passengers was Illinois representative Oscar Depriest, the first African-American elected to serve in U. S. Congress since Reconstruction. Photo is courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. (See also: 71.364D.1)