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[Curtiss seaplane in flight over beach]
Photograph of a Curtiss seaplane in flight over a beach, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, August 1, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Isle of Palms, Charleston, S.C. Aug 1/1913."Stamped on verso: "Printed by Parsons Optical Co., Charleston, S.C."

[William S. Luckey and others with Curtiss Model D aircraft]
Photograph of William S. Luckey (seated in aircraft) and two other men with a Curtiss Model D aircraft, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, August 1, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Isle of Palms, Charleston, S.C. Aug. 1/1913."Stamped on verso: "Printed by…

[William S. Luckey in Curtiss seaplane]
Photograph of William S. Luckey in a Curtiss seaplane, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, July 26, 1913. Inscription on verso: "Isle of Palms, Charleston S.C. / July 26/13."

[William S. Luckey with Curtiss seaplane]
Photograph of William S. Luckey with a Curtiss seaplane, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, July 26, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Isle of Palms, Charleston, S.C. / July 26/13."

[Curtiss seaplane in flight over beach]
Photograph of a Curtiss seaplane in flight over a beach, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, July 26, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Over the ocean. Isle of Palms. July 26."

[African American man with Curtiss seaplane]
Photograph of an African American man with a Curtiss seaplane, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, July 1913.Inscription on verso: "Isle of Palms, July [rest obscured]."

[People with Curtiss seaplane]
Photograph of people with a Curtiss seaplane, Kingston, Ontario, June 3, 1913.Inscription on verso: "Kingston, Ontario, Canada / June 3-13."

[Man in swimsuit with Curtiss seaplane]
Photograph of a man in a swimsuit with a Curtiss seaplane, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, circa 1913.Inscription on verso: "Isle of Palms / Charleston, S.C."

[Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from USS Pennsylvania]
Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. A large crowd of sailors watches from the ship.

[Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on USS Pennsylvania]
Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. This is credited as the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft.
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