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Letterpress print of Vincent Lunardi during a balloon ascent, original piece dated circa 1785.

Letterpress print of balloonist James Sadler and passenger William Clayfield landing in the Bristol Channel, original piece dated circa 1810.

Letterpress print of a balloon in flight over Hungerford Market, London, England, original piece dated 1833.

Letterpress print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during their 1785 balloon flight over the English Channel, art by E. W. Cocks, circa 1840.

Letterpress print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on a fictitious flight over the Pyramids, Egypt, art by W. Walton, circa 1843.

Photograph of John A. McCurdy piloting the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. The image is autographed by John A. McCurdy.Typed caption: "Silver Dart in its first…

Booklet, "Aviation Meet: Souvenir Folder of Views," published by the Aviation Souvenir Company, Los Angeles, California, January 1910. Includes 22 souvenir photomechanical prints of the Los Angeles International Air Meet, showing participants and…

Photomechanical postcard of an unidentified Curtiss aircraft in flight over water, Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 1910. The image is autographed by John A. McCurdy.Inscription: "Curtiss aeroplane making ocean flight. Atlantic City, N.J.]Inscription…

Photomechanical print of an airship (R 26) being towed by a tank, circa 1910s-1920s. The caption describes mooring experiments performed on wartime airships. Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal…

Advertisement postcard for exhibition aviator William S. Luckey, circa 1913-1915. The front features a photomechanical print of a Curtiss aircraft, likely piloted by Luckey, in flight over a racetrack. The verso contains information about Luckey's…