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Photograph of Glenn H. Curtiss sitting in the Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" aircraft at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. Two men make adjustments to the aircraft's wings and engine. The "Los Angles Examiner"…

Photograph of Glenn H. Curtiss (left) and others working on the engine of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 2 "White Wing" aircraft, likely in New York, circa 1908.Inscription on verso: "White Wing."Stamped on verso: "Thomas G.…

Photographic portrait of Glenn H. Curtiss, circa 1913-1915.Inscription: "Glenn H. Curtiss."Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio, [address in New York, New York]."Stamped on verso: "Compliments of the Curtiss Exhibition Co., [address in New York, New…

Photograph of a group of aviators at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. From left to right: Jerome Fanciulli, Glenn H. Curtiss, Didier Masson, Louis Paulhan, Charles Mescarel, Charles Willard, and Lincoln Beachey. Item…

Photograph of Lieutenant John Porte (right), Glenn Curtiss (center), and an unidentified man with the Curtiss Model H "America" aircraft, circa 1910. Caption on envelope: "Curtiss in front of America / 86 / Lt. John Porte in hat / 1910."

Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915. Discusses the use of pendulums in providing lateral stabilization for aircraft and the conditions necessary for soaring or hovering flight. Also mentions the…

Photograph of several members and associates of the Aerial Experimental Association at an airfield near Hammondsport, New York, April 6, 1908. Standing, from left to right: Thomas Scott Baldwin, Frederick Walker Baldwin, J. Newton Williams, John A.…

Photograph of several men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" aircraft, Hammondsport, New York, circa 1908. Identified people include Thomas S. Baldwin (seated at controls) and Glenn H. Curtiss (far…

Photograph of a group of men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Identified people include John A. D. McCurdy (seated at controls) and Glenn H. Curtiss…

Photograph of people at the Aviation Ball held at the Maryland Hotel in Pasadena, California during the Los Angeles International Air Meet, January 1910. Identified individuals include Glenn H. Curtiss (center, facing right) and Louis Paulhan…