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[People working on Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft]
Photograph of people working on the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, Keuka Lake, New York, December 1908. Caption on verso: "The Loon. This was the first attempt with a water aeroplane. The June Bug being transformed…

Picking grapes Hammondsport, New York
Photograph of a woman picking grapes in Hammondsport, New York, circa 1900s-1920s. Caption on envelope: "Picking grapes / Hammondsport, New York."Caption on negative: "Picking grapes at Hammondsport, N.Y. / Copyright [D. P.?], H. M. Benner."

Steamer Steuben, Hammondsport, New York
Photograph of the steamboat "Steuben" on Lake Keuka, Hammondsport, New York, circa 1900s-1920s. Caption on envelope: "Steamer Steuben, Hammondsport, New York."

[People with Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft]
Photograph of people with the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft on the iced-over Keuka Lake, New York, circa March 1908.Caption on verso: "Red Wing. The first aeroplane to make a public flight in America, on March…

[Aviation activities at Mitchel Field, New York, 1927]
Film footage of aviation activities at Mitchel Field, Garden City, New York, 1927. The footage depicts several well-known aviation events and activities by famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh taking off in the "Spirit of St. Louis" for his…

[Burnelli (Upperçu-Burnelli) UB-14]
Photograph of a Burnelli (Upperçu-Burnelli) UB-14 aircraft (wing number X-15320) in flight over New York City, New York, circa 1930s. Stamped on verso: "Burnelli Aircraft Ltd. Keyport, N.J."

[William E. Boeing's racehorse, Porter's Mite]
Composite photograph of two unidentified men with William E. Boeing's racehorse, Porter's Mite, and Porter's Mite during a race, September 17, 1938.Inscription: "C. C. Cook - photos - New York. 'Porter's Mite' - B. James up. Winner Champagne Stks -…

[Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937]
Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937. Recommends Harold E. Hartney as Commissioner or Director of Aeronautics for the World's Fair. One typed page, with a large section torn out.

[People with Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after crash in Middletown, New York]
Postcard (reproduction) of people with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after its crash in Middletown, New York on September 18, 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the 100th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental…

Wings over Manhattan
Color drawing (photomechanical print) of an aerial view of Lower Manhattan as seen from an American Airlines airliner, circa 1940. Art by Ivan Dmitri, produced by American Airlines.
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