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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 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 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 people with the "Oiseau Canari," a Bernard 191 Gr aircraft, circa 1929.

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 people with a Dornier Do X flying boat, circa 1929-1930s.Caption: "[cut off]flugzeug / Do.X."

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 Ruth Law seated at the controls of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, circa 1910s. Typed caption on verso: "Ruth Law, the daring woman flyer."

Photograph of a sailing ship near France Field, Panama, circa 1920s-1930s.Caption: "12. France Field, C.Z."

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."