Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, circa March 1909.Caption on verso: "Silver Dart. J. A. D. McCurdy, aviator, showing the first…
Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite, Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, circa February 1909. Caption on verso: "Cygnet No. 2. A tetrahedral kite, designed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell,…
Photograph of Johnston Canyon near Banff, Alberta, Canada, circa 1915-1920s.Inscription on album page: "Falls - Johnston's Canyon."Part of two loose scrapbook pages related to Harold E. Hartney's service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and…
Film footage of leisure activities and views of Churchill (Manitoba) and Saturday Cove (Maine), circa 1930s-1940s. The first segment, filmed in and around Churchill, is comprised of aerial and on-the-ground shots of mountains, lakes, tundra, and…
Photograph of people with a Curtiss Model E Hydro aircraft, Kingston, Ontario, June 3, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Kingston, Ontario, Canada. June 3-13."
Photograph of people working on a Curtiss Model E Hydro aircraft, Kingston, Ontario, June 3, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Kingston, Ontario, Canada / June 3/1913."
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Reade F. Tilley discusses his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the European and…
Photograph of Richard L. "Dick" Rouzie, Guy M. Townsend, and William H. "Bill" Cook, Jr. posing with fish during a fishing trip at Rivers Inlet, British Columbia, circa late 1950s-1960s. Cook's Grumman G-44 Widgeon aircraft is visible behind…
Photograph of Richard "Dick" Nelson, William H. "Bill" Cook, Jr., and Wheeler Warren standing in front of Cook's Grumman G-44 Widgeon aircraft, British Columbia, circa 1950s-1960s.
Inscription on verso: "1960s or 1950s. 3 Friends: (all Boeing…