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Photograph of Lloyd Geraldson, a Gates Flying Circus stuntman, standing in front of an aircraft, circa 1920s. Inscription on verso: "Lloyd Geraldson. Stuntman with Gates Flying Circus. Became airline pilot after leaving Circus in 1923; alive…

Photograph of a fireworks display produced by Clyde Pangborn during a nighttime flight, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 4, 1924.Inscription on verso: "Night fireworks flight. New Orleans."

Photograph of a fireworks display produced by Clyde Pangborn during a nighttime flight, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 4, 1924. Inscription on verso: "My 4th of July night flight. Spanish Fort Amusement Park. New Orleans. Photograph July 4, 1924 by…

Photograph of Rosalie Gordon's rescue after her parachute became entangled in the landing gear of a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, March 1924. Gordon hangs beneath Clyde Pangborn and Milton Girten's plane while a second J-1, piloted by Freddy…

Photograph of (from left to right) Freddy Lund, Rosalie Gordon, Milton Girten, Tommy Thompson, and Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, 1924. Image was taken after Gordon's rescue; during a parachute jump, her…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left), Wesley May (center), and Lowell Yerex (right) inspecting a parachute and rope ladder before a barnstorming performance in San Francisco, California, circa 1922. A Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft is in the…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and another man, possibly Aron F. "Duke" Krantz, standing in front of Pangborn's Standard J-1 aircraft in Audubon Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1920s. The Gates Flying Circus logo is painted on the plane's…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (right) and Ivan R. Gates (left), circa 1922. Embossed: "Kessler, Johnstown, Pa." Inscription on verso: "Ivan R. Gates & Clyde E. Pangborn. Circa 1922."

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 Clyde Pangborn performing a wing-walking stunt on a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, circa 1920. The inscription notes that the plane is piloted by Ralph Reed.Inscription on verso: "OX-5 Curtiss Jenney [Jenny]. Clyde Pangborn on wing. Ralph…