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Three photographs laminated to front of hand-carved wood panel, with letter to William P. Lear from Alfred R. Gray laminated to the back of the panel, January 21, 1974. The letter discusses the Gray family's 1920 move from Boston, Massachusetts to…

Select pages from "The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine," Volume 32, Number 5, September 1886. Contains two illustrated articles about ballooning in New England: "Amateur ballooning" by Alfred E. Moore and "Balloon experiences of a timid…

Aerial photograph of clouds near Springfield, Massachusetts, taken from a balloon by photographer John G. Doughty, September 1885.

Photograph of boy presenting his model rocket for inspection during the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

Photograph of Vern Estes (center, seated) inspecting a model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

Photograph of Greg McBride readying a model rocket during the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Titan 1.

Photograph of several people sitting behind the launch pad at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. Tally Guill is on the far left.

Photograph of (from left to right) Lee Piester, Vern Estes, Irv Wait, and an unidentified man at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

Photograph of Bryant Thompson readying model rockets for launch at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963.

Photograph of John Belkewitch, Jr. with his model rocket at the Fifth National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM-5), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963. The rocket is modeled after the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle.