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Photograph of several men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" aircraft at a race track near Hammondsport, New York, June 21, 1908. Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug at Hammondsport N.Y., June 21,…

Photograph of several men examining the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 2 "White Wing" aircraft, Hammondsport, New York, May 14, 1908.Inscription: "Drome No. 2, Baldwin's White Wing, at Hammondsport, N.Y. May 14, 1908."Caption from…

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.…

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 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 Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft on an iced-over Keuka Lake, New York, March 12, 1908. Glenn H. Curtiss is seated at the controls.Inscription: "Drome No. 1, Selfridge's Red Wing, with Mr. Glenn…

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite on the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 25, 1909.Inscription: "Side view of Cygnet II, taken on ice in Baddeck Bay, Feb. 25, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "31. Drome No. 5,…

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…