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Photograph of a man with a Curtiss J aircraft, circa 1910s. Inscription: "U.S.A. Scout."Caption on verso: "First J. N. Tractor."Stamped on verso: "Photo by / H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N. Y."

Photograph of people gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 2 "White Wing" aircraft, Hammondsport, New York, circa May 1908. Typed caption on verso: "White Wing. The first aeroplane to make a public flight starting from the…

Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite, Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, circa February 1909. Caption on verso: "Cygnet No. 2. A tetrahedral kite, designed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell,…

Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, circa March 1909.Caption on verso: "Silver Dart. J. A. D. McCurdy, aviator, showing the first…

Photograph of the the 1903 Langley Aerodrome aircraft, piloted by William E. Doherty, in flight over Lake Keuka, New York, circa 1900s-1910s.Caption on verso: "Langley aeroplane. This aeroplane was designed and built by Professor Langley, assisted by…

Photograph of people working on the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, Keuka Lake, New York, December 1908. Caption on verso: "The Loon. This was the first attempt with a water aeroplane. The June Bug being transformed…

Photograph of people with a Curtiss Model H-2 seaplane (designation "America"), circa 1914. The man on the far left is possibly Glenn Curtiss. Caption on verso: "America. The plane built for Trans-Atlantic flight. 1914." Stamped on verso: "Photo by /…

Photograph of a Handley Page O/400 aircraft, circa 1910s-1920s. Caption on verso: "Handley Page."Stamped on verso: "Photo by / H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N. Y."

Photograph of a Nieuport 17 aircraft, circa 1910s-1920s. Typed caption on verso: "Nieuport."Inscription on verso: "Nieuport."Stamped on verso: "Photo by H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N.Y."

Photograph of a Vought VE-7 aircraft (tail number P-23), circa 1910s-1920s. Typed caption on verso: "Vought."Inscription on verso: "Vought."Stamped on verso: "Photo by H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N.Y."