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

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…

Photographic group portrait of servicemen at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1916.Inscription on verso: "At M.I.T. 1916."

Pencil-drawn caricature (photographic reproduction) of two men in an aircraft, November 8, 1928. The speech bubble from the smaller pilot reads, "Mr. Jones -- Will I get my blind flyin' ratin' to, if I pass this 'privates' test??"Inscription:…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen playing Chinese checkers, Naval Air Station Squantum, Massachusetts, circa 1930s. Inscription on verso: "Squantum / 1930's."

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen at Naval Air Station Squantum, Massachusetts, circa 1930s. One of the men is reading "Commence Shooting," a manual on war photography.Inscription on verso: "Squantum / 1930's."

Diploma for William Hough Cook, Jr., issued by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), June 7, 1938. Awards Cook a Master of Science. The diploma is housed in a red leather cover stamped with the seal of MIT.

Film footage taken during American Airlines flights between New York City (New York), Detroit (Michigan), and Boston (Massachusetts), including travel footage in those cities, circa 1940s. The footage begins with shots of American Airlines Douglas…

Photograph of the sign for Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s.

Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."