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Photograph of a wrecked unidentified aircraft stuck in trees, circa 1900s-1920s.

Photograph of people with the wrecked Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft, Lake Keuka, New York, circa 1908. Caption on envelope: "Wreck of Red Wing / 50."

Photograph (reproduction) of the airship "Boomerang" on fire, Waterville, Maine, September 2, 1908. Pilot Charles O. Jones is visible at the controls. Shortly after this photo was taken, the airship plunged to the ground and Jones fell to his…

Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton crashing his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" into a pond during an air show at Meadows Race Track in Georgetown, Washington, May 12, 1910. Inscription on album page: "One of the first spot news candid camera…

Photograph of a wrecked aircraft in a field, circa late 1910s. The caption on the envelope notes that the aircraft was piloted by instructor Doolittle and Lieutenant Oler. Caption on envelope: "Crash by instructor Doolittle and Lt. Oler / 112."

Photograph of a wrecked aircraft in a field, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "Airplane wrecks."

Photograph of a wrecked aircraft on its back, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "Airplane wrecks."

Photograph of a wrecked and burned aircraft, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "Airplane wrecks."

Photograph of a woman looking at a wrecked aircraft, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "Airplane wrecks."

Photograph of a pilot with a crashed aircraft, circa 1910s.Inscription on envelope: "Airplane wrecks."