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 postcard of Laura (Barlow) Luckey in a horse-drawn carriage, New York City, New York, circa 1900s-1910s.Inscription on verso: "Laura Barlow in New York City."
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 William E. Doherty flying the modified 1903 Langley Aerodrome over Lake Keuka, New York, circa 1900s-1910s.
Inscription: "G-184. Old Langley Hydroplane. C-20252."
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 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…
Postcard of Ezra Meeker (in covered wagon) and others at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. In addition to Meeker and the wagon, the scene also features two men on horseback, an aircraft piloted by Louis Paulhan, and a…