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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…

Composite photograph of parachutist Katharina Paulus and an unidentified man, possibly her husband Hermann Lattemann, in a balloon, circa 1890s.

Discharge certificate issued to William S. Luckey by the New Jersey National Guard, October 29, 1898. Includes military record on verso and a handwritten note listing Luckey's birth and death dates. Two total pages.

Photograph of birth records for the Wadsworth and Greene families, circa early 1900s.Caption on envelope: "Birth records / Wadsworth/Greene."

Items from Box One, Folder 9 of the Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection, circa early 1900s. Folder contains 12 photographic negatives and accompanying captioned envelopes depicting automobiles.

Photographic postcard of Laura (Barlow) Luckey and an unidentified man in an automobile, circa 1900s-1910s.Inscription on verso: "Laura Barlow + boy friend."

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 Glenn Curtiss operating a motor ice boat on Lake Keuka, Hammondsport, New York, circa 1900s-1910s.  Caption on envelope: "Glenn Curtiss on motor ice boat / Hammondsport, New York." Caption on negative: "Motor ice boating / Lake Keuka,…

Photograph of people with a Wright aircraft, circa 1900s-1910s.Caption on envelope: "Wright biplane / Front stamped 61."