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Photograph of the metal-clad Detroit ZMC-2 airship docked in a hangar, circa 1920s-1930s. Caption: "Metalclad Airship -- Forward View / 24."

Photograph of David S. Ingalls and another man, possibly humorist Will Rogers, with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s.

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Great Lakes TG-1 aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.

Photograph of Lieutenant Frank H. Conant, U.S. Navy, standing on the pontoon of a Curtiss R3C-4 Racer seaplane, circa 1926.Caption: "1926 Navy-Curtiss Schneider Cup Racer R3C-4 Curtiss V-1550 motor Lt. F. H. Conant pilot."

Aerial photograph of a U.S. Navy ship and boats, possibly in Commencement Bay, Washington, circa 1914-1920s. Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

Aerial photograph of a U.S. Navy ship and boats, circa 1914-1920s. Part of a scrapbook related to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area, circa 1914-1920s.

USS Pollack Silent Defense plaque, circa 1967. The plaque has a raised metal section featuring a relief of the submarine, USS. Pollack (SSN-603), with a fish. Includes metal hardware on back.

Photographic portrait of William P. Lear in his U.S. Navy uniform, Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1920. Inscription on verso: "William Powell Lear -- Great Lakes Naval Base -- Chicago, Ill. 1920 / Personal album."

Photograph of William P. Lear (bottom of steps) and crew members with a Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that this photo was taken after the completion of the last test flight for CAA certification of the…

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. A large crowd of sailors watches from the ship.