Welcome to the digital collections of The Museum of Flight. This site features digitized materials from our archival, library, and artifact collections. Search and browse historic photographs, letters, journals, flight logs, military records, oral histories, and other media.
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Frederick Nelson Atwood Ledger
The Frederick Nelson Atwood Ledger consists of one ledger book created by Atwood, circa 1862-1880, with his handwritten notes and illustrations. The…
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[Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915]
![[Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/caa5d80612e48343474ce379a8ae1bb0.jpg "[Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915]")
Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915. Discusses the use of pendulums in providing lateral…
[Portrait of Frederick Eppelsheimer]
![[Portrait of Frederick Eppelsheimer]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/77715bfe4ce21766b07d2fbbe8915e13.jpg "[Portrait of Frederick Eppelsheimer]")
Photographic portrait of Frederick Eppelsheimer, circa 1918. This photograph was used for a passport and is included with the Orville Wright…
[Cygnet II kite]
![[Cygnet II kite]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4a1ef514f75e7e7476af670b122a60c2.jpg "[Cygnet II kite]")
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite on the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 25, 1909.Inscription: "Side view of…