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Photograph of an unidentified man performing a wing-walking stunt on a Standard (NJ) J-1 aircraft (tail number 14), circa 1920s. The Gates Flying Circus logo is painted on the tail.Stamped on verso: "Francis E. Price, Journalistic and Commercial…

Photograph of a wing-walker performing stunts on a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, circa 1910s-1930s.

Order form for the book "Baling Wire, Chewing Gum, and Guts: The Story of The Gates Flying Circus" by Bill Rhodes, circa 1970s.

Scrapbook containing 80 images related to the 1931 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1931. The images feature aircraft and participants, including Dorothy Hester, Alford J. Williams, Mario de Bernardi, and Alois Kubita. Half of the images…

Letter to OX-5 Club members from Bill Rhode, circa 1970s. Announces the publication of Rhode's book, "Baling Wire, Chewing Gum, and Guts: The Story of The Gates Flying Circus" and encourages recipients to order a copy.

Letter to Helen Hester from Dorothy Hester, circa 1931. Discusses Dorothy's stunt flying and the death of a fellow barnstormer. Two handwritten pages.

Photograph of Hubert Kittle surrounded by a crowd of people as he climbs out of his crashed Standard J-1 aircraft, California, March 25, 1923. Inscription: "From Venice, Calif. to this. 'Ain't' it 'Hell' Old Pal Thomas we'll do better next time. H.…

Envelope for the Gates' Flying Circus and Aviation Company in Denver, Colorado, circa 1920s. Includes an image of a man hanging from an aircraft wing.

Stunt pilot and aviation historian Frank G. Tallman is interviewed about his collection of vintage aircraft and his work with Tallmantz Aviation. He describes his experiences restoring and flying historic warbirds and discusses the characteristics of…

Photograph of a Curtiss Fledgling (Model 51) aircraft, piloted by Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, flying low over the field at the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Hopping, skipping and jumping around the…