Box: 1, Folder: 1-2 - Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Vin Fiz -- photographs and postcards, 1911-2011, undated (circa early 1900s)

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Box: 1, Folder: 1-2 - Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Vin Fiz -- photographs and postcards, 1911-2011, undated (circa early 1900s)

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Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Vin Fiz -- photographs and postcards, 1911-2011, undated (circa early 1900s)

Identifier

2023-08-14, Box: 1, Folder: 1-2

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[Concept art of monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight]
Postcard featuring concept art of a monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight in the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1910s. A picture of Rodgers is inset on the right. Also included is a piece of matboard from the item's…

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Postcard of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911. A picture of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset on the lower right. The verso features an inscription written by Rodgers' wife Mabel, noting that he carried the postcard in the "Vin Fiz"…

["Vin Fiz" railcar]
Postcard (reproduction) of the "Vin Fiz" railcar that carried Calbraith Perry Rodgers's family, mechanics, reporters, and equipment during his transcontinental flight across the United States, circa 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the…

[Crowd gathered around wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft]
Photographic postcard of a crowd gathered around the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

[Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft after fatal crash]
Photographic postcard of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft after its fatal crash at Long Beach, California on April 3, 1912. A picture of Rodgers is inset on the left.

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft in flight above crowd]
Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, in flight above a crowd, circa 1911-1912. Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp.

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York]
Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York, September 17, 1911. A portrait of Rodgers is inset in the lower right corner. Also includes a…

[People with Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after crash in Middletown, New York]
Postcard (reproduction) of people with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after its crash in Middletown, New York on September 18, 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the 100th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental…

[People with wrecked Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Postcard of people with the wrecked Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A portrait of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset in the upper right corner.Inscription on image: "Wreck of Rogers [sic] aeroplane."Caption: "Cal. P. Rogers [sic] /…

[Wreckage of Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraf]
Postcard of the wreckage of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A portrait of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset in the upper right corner.Inscription on image: "Wreck of Rogers' [sic] aeroplane."Caption: "Cal. P. Rogers [sic] /…
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