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Photograph of the landing gear of a Curtiss Tanager aircraft, January 1930.Inscription on verso: "Curtiss Tanager, entry in Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition / Mitchell Field, L.I. N.Y. Jan. 9, 1930. Photo by Aarne J. Pisila."

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…

Photograph of the the 1903 Langley Aerodrome aircraft, piloted by William E. Doherty, in flight over Lake Keuka, New York, circa 1900s-1910s.Caption on verso: "Langley aeroplane. This aeroplane was designed and built by Professor Langley, assisted by…

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…

Photograph of people gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 2 "White Wing" aircraft, Hammondsport, New York, circa May 1908. Typed caption on verso: "White Wing. The first aeroplane to make a public flight starting from the…

Photograph of a Fokker F.VII aircraft (tail number N-X4204, designation "Friendship") at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, circa 1920s. Inscription on verso: "Miss Amelia Earhart's ship 'Friendship,' Mitchel Field."

Photograph of Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft after crashing upside down near Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, March 27, 1931.Typed caption on verso: "Noseover of Miss Elinor Smith's monoplane [cut off] / March 27, 1931. After…

Photograph of a crowd with Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, March 27, 1931. The verso caption notes that the photo was taken after the aircraft was damaged during Smith's attempt at the women's…

Photograph of people looking at a crashed aircraft, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, October 26, 1930. The verso caption notes that Major Phillip Watson and Julius Nester were killed in the crash.Typed caption on verso: "Crash of Swallow plane…

Photograph of a Farman 1910 Biplane, piloted by Louis Paulhan, in flight near a balloon, Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. The balloon advertises for the "Los Angles Examiner" newspaper.