I ran across another interesting old photo:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1930-Tom-Thumb-P...QQcmdZViewItem
1930 Tom Thumb Plane/Glider Vintage Aviation Photo
Joseph Jones and Edwin Wingerton take off for South America in
their micro "pleasure plane".
Date: Nov 28, 1930
Bound for South American in a Tom Thumb airplane
Caldwell, N. J.... Joseph Jones and Edwin Wingerton taking off for
South America in their tiny plane-glider. Ten thousand miles of
land must unfold before them before they reach their destination.
It is a brave attempt considering the size of the plane. If the
flight is successful, it will establish a record for "pleasure
planes."
Does anyone have any additional information about this record attempt
or the aviators?