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

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite onboard its tender, the catamaran Ugly Duckling, at Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. Several men are on boat, including Thomas E. Selfridge (seated on…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite, manned by Thomas E. Selfridge, in flight over Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. The kite is being towed by the steamship Blue Hill (not pictured). The captions…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I aircraft being towed by the steamship Blue Hill (not pictured) at Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 4, 1907. The catamaran below the aircraft is its launch vessel, the Ugly…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, March 8, 1909.Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr.…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, March 8, 1909.Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr.…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 24, 1909. Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying…