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Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (front cockpit) and another man in the cockpits of a LePère 11 aircraft, DeMille Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1919.Inscription on envelope: "French Le Pere built by Fisher Body Co. for U.S. Army / Lut. Clark +…

Aerial photograph of Balboa, California, circa 1919. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot.Inscription on verso: "Balboa, Calif. / 1919 / Ralph Newcomb and Al Wilson / Alt. 4000."

Aerial photograph of a beach in Balboa, California, circa 1919. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot.Inscription on envelope: "Ralph Newcomb and Al Wilson over Balboa, Calif. / Alt 4000 / 1919."

Aerial photograph of a beach in Balboa, California, circa 1919. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot.Inscription on envelope: "Ralph Newcomb and Al Wilson over Balboa, Calif. / Alt 4000 / 1919."

Letter from Orville Wright, June 22, 1920. Certifies that the Wright motor owned by Ralph A. Newcomb is the one used by Fowler during his 1911 cross-country flight across the United States. One typed page on Fowler Airplane Company letterhead. One…

Photograph of Ruth Wightman (left) with another woman and a dog, circa 1920s.

Photograph of Ruth Wightman (left) with another woman and a dog, circa 1920s.

Photograph of Gouverneur Morris holding a dog, circa 1920s.

Photograph of Ruth Wightman standing near a door, circa 1920s.

Photograph of Ruth Wightman (left) and another woman, circa 1920s.