{"id":2375,"date":"2015-07-12T14:38:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T18:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2015-07-12T14:42:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T18:42:10","slug":"villard-trophy-exhibit-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/07\/12\/villard-trophy-exhibit-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Villard Trophy Exhibit Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibit celebrating the centennial of the first national model airplane competition is now complete at the National Model Aviation Museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/NMAM_Villard_Display-15-7-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2371 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/NMAM_Villard_Display-15-7-8.jpg\" alt=\"The exhibit has the trophy in front and the panel behind.  A black and white photograph of Henry Villard in the cockpit of a plane at the age of 12 is also on exhibit.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/NMAM_Villard_Display-15-7-8.jpg 533w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/NMAM_Villard_Display-15-7-8-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exhibited with the Villard Trophy is an exhibit panel on the life of Henry S. Villard, on loan to us courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenairwaysflyingmuseum.com\/\">Allen Airways Flying Museum<\/a>\/Claudia and Willis Allen of La Jolla, CA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-2-15_07_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-2-15_07_11.jpg\" alt=\"The panel is beige and white with text to the left, and the inset documents to the right.  One of the inset items is a large medallion from the 1910 Air Races.  On loan from the Allen Airways Flyign Museum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-2-15_07_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-2-15_07_11-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The panel contains several inset documents related to Villard&#8217;s life, including his Aero Club of America member card and a pencil drawing he did of a flying field in Naples, 1912.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2369\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-Aero-Club-Card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2369 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-Aero-Club-Card.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Villard's Aero Club of America card grants him use of their rooms for four weeks.  On loan from the Allen Airways Flying Museum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-Aero-Club-Card.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-Aero-Club-Card-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry S. Villard&#8217;s Aero Club of America card, courtesy of the Allen Airways Flying Museum\/Claudia and Willis Allen of La Jolla, CA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2370\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-airfield-drawing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2370 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-airfield-drawing.jpg\" alt=\"A pencil drawing showing two hangers and two airplanes and many busy people around them, drawn b Henry Villard in 1912.  On loan from the Allen Airways Flying Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-airfield-drawing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/07\/L2015.03.01-airfield-drawing-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pencil drawing by Henry S. Villard, age 12, of a airfield scene in 1912. Courtesy of the Allen Airways Flying Museum\/Claudia and Willis Allen of La Jolla, CA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re very pleased to have it here and on view for modelers to see, and we hope you get a chance to visit it before we send it back in September.\u00a0 Thank you Allen Airways Flying Museum!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nFor more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modelaircraft.org\/museum\">www.modelaircraft.org\/museum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibit celebrating the centennial of the first national model airplane competition is now complete at the National Model Aviation Museum. Exhibited with the Villard Trophy is an exhibit panel on the life of Henry S. 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