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Composite photograph showing how German pilots utilize parachutes, circa 1918.Typed caption: "Parachute successfully used by German Flyers."

Illustration, "Mr. Garnerin, the first man to descend safely in a parachute," circa late 18th-early 19th century. Depicts Andre Jacques Garnerin with his early parachute design.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's…

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

Photograph of two parachutes descending, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

Photograph of a test dummy seated in a C-2 ejection seat, March 10, 1967. Caption: "67-312-A. Run 4E-F1. 10 Mar 67. UNCL. Land-Air." Inscription on verso: “C-2 seat program D-7."

Photograph of a test dummy following a C-2 ejection seat test, March 10, 1967. The dummy's parachute is tangled around a pole. Caption: "67-312-B. Run 4E-F1. 10 Mar 67. UNCL. Land-Air." Inscription on verso: "C-2 seat program D-7."

Photograph of a test dummy following a C-2 ejection seat test, March 10, 1967. The dummy's parachute is tangled around a pole. Caption: "67-312-F. Run 4E-F1. 10 Mar 67. UNCL. Land-Air." Inscription on verso: "C-2 seat program D-7."

Photograph of a test dummy following a C-2 ejection seat test, March 10, 1967. The dummy's parachute is tangled around a pole. Caption: "67-312-C. Run 4E-F1. 10 Mar 67. UNCL. Land-Air." Inscription on verso: “C-2 seat program D-7."

Photograph of a T-33A ejection seat parachute, February 17, 1969. Part of a series of images demonstrating how to pack the chute. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility -…

Photograph of a T-33A ejection seat parachute, February 17, 1969. Part of a series of images demonstrating how to pack the chute. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility -…