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Photograph of a Standard J-1 aircraft (tail number 22677, fuselage number 22693), circa 1910s-1920s. Typed caption on verso: "Standard."Inscription on verso: "Standard."Stamped on verso: "Photo by H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N.Y."

Photograph of a U.S. Army seaplane in flight, circa 1920s-1930s. Caption on verso: "Hydro Aeroplane."Inscription on verso: "Army tractor, with pontoon attached."Stamped on verso: "Photo by H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N. Y."

Photograph of Glenn Curtiss (left) and Henry Ford (right) with a Curtiss flying boat, circa 1913.Typed caption on verso: "Glenn H. Curtiss and Henry Ford, standing beside a Curtiss flying boat."Inscription on verso: "Glenn H. Curtiss and Henry Ford,…

Photograph of Lincoln Beachey seated at the controls of his Beachey Little Looper aircraft, circa 1912.Caption: "Lincoln Beachey and his aeroplane in which he looped the loop."Typed caption on verso: "Lincoln Beachy [sic], in the aeroplane in which…

Photograph of people with the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 1 "Red Wing" aircraft on the iced-over Keuka Lake, New York, circa March 1908.Caption on verso: "Red Wing. The first aeroplane to make a public flight in America, on March…

Photograph of a Viking Kittyhawk B-8 aircraft, circa 1929. Typed caption on verso: "Kitty Hawk airplane." Inscription on verso: "Kitty Hawk plane." Stamped on verso: "Edwin Levick / [address and telephone number in New York City, New York]."

Photographic group portrait of Daniel Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition officials in front of the Field Manager office, Mitchel Field, New York, December 27, 1929. The men and their roles are identified in the verso caption.Typed caption on verso:…

Photograph of the Command-Aire Model 5-C-3 aircraft, Mitchel Field, New York, circa 1929. The aircraft was an entry in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.Typed caption on verso: "The Command-Aire, entry in the Daniel Guggenheim Safe Aircraft…

Photograph of people looking at a crashed aircraft, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, October 26, 1930. The verso caption notes that Major Phillip Watson and Julius Nester were killed in the crash.Typed caption on verso: "Crash of Swallow plane…

Photograph of the landing gear of a Curtiss Tanager aircraft, January 1930.Inscription on verso: "Curtiss Tanager, entry in Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition / Mitchell Field, L.I. N.Y. Jan. 9, 1930. Photo by Aarne J. Pisila."