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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 a Fokker F.VII aircraft (tail number N-X4204, designation "Friendship") at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, circa 1920s. Inscription on verso: "Miss Amelia Earhart's ship 'Friendship,' Mitchel Field."

Photograph of a U.S. Army Signal Corps Curtiss JN-4A Jenny aircraft (fuselage number 56), circa 1920s. Typed caption on verso: "Curtiss J.N.4."

Photograph of three Curtiss O-1 Falcon aircraft (nose numbers 70, 58, and 15) in flight, circa 1920s.

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 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 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…