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Document featuring photos of "Caterpillar Club" pilots and their wrecked aircraft, circa 1923-1924. Also includes a snippet about a parachute test jump. Pilots listed: Lieutenant Harold R. Harris, Lieutenant Frank B. Tyndall, Lieutenant Eugene H.…

Photograph of Walter E. Lees wearing a parachute, circa 1923-1924. Caption on album page: "The 'why' we can talk about it today." Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.

Photograph of Walter E. Lees wearing a parachute, circa 1923-1924. Caption on album page: "'Once an Irvin / Always an Irvin.'" Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.

Photograph of a person parachuting over farmland, circa 1923-1924. Caption on album page: "How it looked." Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.

Document featuring six photographs of the 1923 International Air Races in St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1923. The images depict individuals at the event, parachutists, aircraft, and an aerial photo of the St. Louis.Captions: "International Air Races,…

Photograph of parachutists descending over an airfield, circa 1943-1944. This image was likely taken during the first flight of the Fairchild AT-21 Gunner aircraft.Inscription in margin: "B-233."

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of a hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces, circa early 1800s. The scene depicts balloons in flight, warships, and troops passing through a tunnel under the English Channel.

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of André-Jacques Garnerin's parachute descent from a balloon, London, England, 1802.

Poster of a serviceman holding a machine gun as parachutes descend above him, circa 1940s. Text: "Back the attack! / Buy war bonds."

Photograph of U.S. Army Air Corps servicemen Cleveland and Sanborn wearing flight gear and holding their parachute bundles, October 27, 1927.Inscription on verso: "Cleveland, Sanborn. 2 ATs crash. Oct. 27, 1927." Stamped on verso: "Finished by H. G.…