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WASHINGTON, D. C.—AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY
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COPY OF THE $25,000 CHECK PRESENTED BY RAYMOND ORTEIG
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NEW YORK CITY—RECEIVING THE ORTEIG PRIZE MEDAL. MR. ORTEIG IS STANDING IN THE CENTRE BETWEEN COLONEL SCOTT AND MYSELF
The first man to fly from New York to Paris was bound to excite the admiration of his own countrymen. He would be met on his return by committees, have to make some speeches at banquets and receive appropriate decorations for his valor.