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Photograph of Ralph Newcomb seated at the controls of an unidentified aircraft, circa 1900s-1910s.

Photograph of an airship in flight, Los Angeles, California, circa 1908. The inscription on the accompanying envelope notes that the airship is being piloted by Ray KnabenshueInscription on envelope: "Rare print / Ray Knabenshue over Los Angeles /…

Photograph of airships in a hangar, possibly at Scott Field in Belleville, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. Two women stand in the foreground.

Photograph of an airship hangar at Scott Field, Belleville, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. Typed caption on verso: "Scott Field / Hangar."

Photograph of an airship in flight over Belleville, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. Typed on verso: "Bellville [sic]."

Photograph of airships in a hangar, possibly at Scott Field, Illinois, circa 1910s-1920s. The airship in the foreground is the RN-1 of the U.S. Army.

Photograph of a Pony Blimp (designation D57), circa 1920s. The text "Marshall Neilan Productions" is visible on the blimp's gasbag.

Photograph of a building at an airfield, California, circa 1914-1915. The inscription of the accompanying envelope identifies the location as either Griffith Park (Los Angeles) or a field in Santa Monica.Inscription on envelope: "Griffith Park…

Photograph of pilot Walter Brookins and passenger Mabel Van Buren in an unidentified aircraft, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, 1915.Inscription on verso: "Mable [Mabel] Van Buren / Walter Brookins / Flying at Griffith Park L.A. /…

Photograph of an aircraft taking off, California, circa 1914-1915. The inscription of the accompanying envelope identifies the location as either Griffith Park (Los Angeles) or a field in Santa Monica.Inscription on envelope: "Griffith Park Aviation…