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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.…