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Photograph of Dorothy Hester in flight gear, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photographic portraits of aviator Beryl Markham, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photographic group portrait of women aviators and a young child with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photographic group portrait of women aviators with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photographic portrait of Catherine Wingfield in her American Airlines flight attendant uniform, circa 1930s. Reprint of a colorized black-and-white photograph.

In-flight communication notebook used by Tex Rankin and Dorothy Hester, circa 1930s. Contains handwritten notes between Rankin and Hester, written during their flights together. Passing notes back and forth was their primary means of communication…

Photographic group portrait of four servicewomen (likely women aviators), three women in civilian clothes, and man with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1930s. Pancho Barnes is third from the left.

Photograph of a Blackburn Bluebird aircraft (fuselage designation G-ABDS), circa 1930s. Pilot Mildred Bruce is seated in the cockpit. Inscription: "Mrs. Bruce [written backwards on negative]." Inscription on envelope: "Mrs. Bruce."

Photograph of Minnie M. Boyd (right) and an unidentified woman standing on the wings of a parked Erco 415C Ercoupe aircraft, Washington State, circa 1930s-1950s. The sign on the hangar behind them reads: "Wallace Air Service."Stamped on verso:…

Photograph of Dorothy Hester holding her mascot "Jumbo" during the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931.Caption on adjacent album page: "Jumbo, Dorothy's mascot, not only stunted with her, but also had his picture taken whenever they landed…