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Photograph of William F. Bedwin with the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft on an iced-over Keuka Lake, New York, March 9, 1908.Inscription: "Drome No. 1, Selfridge's Red Wing at Hammondsport, NY March 9,…

Photograph of Glenn H. Curtiss gliding down a hill in the Aerial Experiment Association's Hammondsport Glider, Hammondsport, New York, February 12, 1908. Inscription: "Mr. Glenn H. Curtiss gliding down hill in the Hammondsport Glider at Hammondsport,…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Hammondsport Glider in a field, likely in Hammondsport, New York, February 12, 1908. Inscription: "The Hammondsport Glider, Feb. 12, 1908."Caption from bulletin: "9. The Hammondsport Glider, Feb, 12,…

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 kite, manned by Thomas E. Selfridge, aboard the catamaran Ugly Duckling as it is towed into launch position by the steamship Blue Hill, Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907.…

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 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.…

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 several members and associates of the Aerial Experimental Association at an airfield near Hammondsport, New York, April 6, 1908. Standing, from left to right: Thomas Scott Baldwin, Frederick Walker Baldwin, J. Newton Williams, John A.…