J.H. Wade, Jr.

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 J.H. Wade, Jr. who assisted pilot A.H. Morgan in the Cleveland balloon. This image appeared in the June 4, 1909 Indianapolis Star. This image appeared in the June 4, 1909 Indianapolis Star with photos of other pilots and their assistants:
 

• A.H. Morgan (Star)
• A.H. Morgan (News)
• 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 Wade elsewhere on First Super Speedway.