A.H. Morgan, Aeronaut

The June 5, 1909 national championship balloon race hosted by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway had a field packed with talented competitors. This image is of A.H. Morgan the pilot of the Cleveland balloon. Morgan was reportedly a millionaire from Mound City, Kansas. His assistant was J.H. Wade, Jr. This image appeared in the June 4, 1909 Indianapolis Star with photos of other pilots and their assistants:

• Dr. D.H. Thompson (Star)
• W.E. Mast (Star)
• J.H. Wade, Jr. (Star)
• J.H. Wade, Jr. (News)
• Captain Thomas Baldwin (Star)
• Charles Walsh (News)
• Clifford Harmon (News)
• H.E. Honeywell (News)
• Albert Bond Lambert (News)
• Paul McCullough (News)
• George Bumbaugh (News)
• A. Holland Forbes (Star)
• A. Holland Forbes (News)
• John Berry (News)

Check out this other image of Morgan elsewhere on First Super Speedway. Not sure what this means but the two images look like different people. I would like to see yet another photo.