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Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (far right), Walter Brookins (center), and others with a LePère aircraft, circa 1918. The inscription notes that the aircraft was built for L. C. Brand, likely Leslie Coombs Brand.Inscription on verso: "Le Pere / Venice,…

Photograph of a man in a Blériot XI aircraft, Griffith Aviation Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1900s-1910s. Inscription in margin: "[Ignato Semmnuk?] -- Bleriot monoplane / Griffith Aviation Field / LA."Part of a set of album pages containing…

Photograph of Jack Hoffman's Gage Tractor aircraft at Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1915.Inscription in margin: "Jack Hoffman -- Gage Tractor -- Griffith Park L.A. 1915."Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early…

Photograph of Walter Brookins (right) and Arch Hoxsey (left) with Brookins' Wright Model B aircraft, Los Angeles, California, circa 1910. Inscription on envelope: "Walter Brookins and Arch Hoxsey at [illegible] Field / L.A. / 1910."

Photograph of Walter Brookins' Wright Model B aircraft taxiing across water, Los Angeles, California, circa 1915. Inscription on envelope: "Walter Brookins' Wright biplane / Griffith Park L.A. / 1915."

Photograph of DeLloyd Thompson and others with an unidentified aircraft, Griffith Aviation Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1915. It is unclear which individual is Thompson in the scene. Inscription on verso: "1915 / De Lloyd Thompson and…

Photograph of Ralph Newcomb with an unidentified aircraft at Griffith Park Aviation Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1916.Inscription on verso: "Ralph Newcomb / [Day?] tractor / Griffith Park Aviation Field / L.A. 1916."

Photograph of an unidentified aircraft in flight over Los Angeles, California, circa 1910s-1920.Inscription: "Los Angeles 10/14 - In flight."

Photograph of William E. Boeing (seated in aircraft) and two unidentified men with an unidentified aircraft, Los Angeles, California, circa 1914. Inscription: "Los Angeles - 10/14 - First 35 mins. flight - Quite bumpy, good practice."

Photograph of a Farman 1910 Biplane, piloted by Louis Paulhan, in flight near a balloon, Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. The balloon advertises for the "Los Angles Examiner" newspaper.