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Photograph of Thomas E. Selfridge in the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, November 14, 1907.Inscription: "Lieut. Selfridge in the man hole of the kite Signet, Nov. 14, 1907."Caption from bulletin: "4. Lieut.…

Photograph of people gathered around an unidentified aircraft at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Inscription on verso: "23 Fevrier 1909, McCurdy a Baddeck, Canada."

Photograph of three men standing next to an unidentified aircraft on a frozen lake in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Inscription on verso: "23 Fevrier 1909. McCurdy a Baddeck, Canada."

Photograph of a group of men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Identified people include John A. D. McCurdy (seated at controls) and Glenn H. Curtiss…

Photograph of a group of men examining the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft in a snowy field at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, circa 1908-1909.Inscription on verso: "Silver Dart at Baddeck, N.S."

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 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 piloting the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. The image is autographed by John A. McCurdy.Typed caption: "Silver Dart in its first…

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 Cygnet II, taken on ice in Baddeck Bay, Feb. 25, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "31. Drome No. 5,…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite, manned by Thomas E. Selfridge, aboard the catamaran Ugly Duckling as it is towed into launch position by the steamship Blue Hill, Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907.…