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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.

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 a balloon, circa 1900s-1920s.

Photograph of a balloon in a hangar, circa 1900-1920s.Stamped on verso: "R. R. Martin / [address in Hollywood, California]."

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…