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Aerial photograph of Glendale, California, circa 1915-1916. Inscription on envelope: "Glendale from the air 1915. Prof. Rain, Dr. Holgate, Ralph Newcomb, Officers of California Flying School L.A. 1916."

Aerial photograph of a neighborhood in Glendale, California, circa 1915-1916. Inscription on envelope: "Glendale from the air / 1915 / Prof. Rain / Dr. Holgate / Ralph Newcomb / Officers of California Flying School / L.A. / 1916."

Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft being towed by a horse-drawn cart, circa 1911-1912. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States.

Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft in flight, circa 1910s. A man and woman are visible in the aircraft.

Photograph of an automobile on a city street, circa 1900s-1910s.

Photograph of an airship in flight, Los Angeles, California, circa 1908. The inscription on the accompanying envelope notes that the airship is being piloted by Ray KnabenshueInscription on envelope: "Rare print / Ray Knabenshue over Los Angeles /…

Photograph of airships in a hangar, possibly at Scott Field in Belleville, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. Two women stand in the foreground.

Photograph of an airship hangar at Scott Field, Belleville, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. Typed caption on verso: "Scott Field / Hangar."

Photograph of an airship in flight over Belleville, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. Typed on verso: "Bellville [sic]."

Photograph of airships in a hangar, possibly at Scott Field, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. The airship in the foreground is the RN-1 of the U.S. Army.