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[First flight of Wright Flyer]
Photograph (reproduction) of the first flight of the Wright Flyer, North Carolina, December 17, 1903. Orville Wright at controls, Wilbur Wright on ground. Includes a clipping glued to verso about the importance of gasoline to the aviation industry.

[Five people]
Photographic postcard of five people, circa 1910s. A short message to Ralph Newcomb from Laura Stewart is written on the verso.Inscription on verso: "Mr. R. Newcomb / Such a drink Jin Fiz [sic] I did not get over it for a day. Ha! [illegible} did not…

[Florence Seidell and man seated in Curtis aircraft]
Photograph of Florence Seidell (left) and a man seated in a Curtis aircraft, circa 1914. Possibly taken during the making of the short film "The Mistress of the Air." Image includes a business card for Seidell. Typed on business card: "Florence…

[Florence Seidell with Curtiss aircraft]
Photograph of Florence Seidell with a Curtiss aircraft, circa 1914. Possibly taken during the making of the short film "The Mistress of the Air."Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa…

[Four men at camp or worksite]
Photographic postcard of four men at a camp or worksite, circa 1910s. The man on the left is wearing flight goggles.

[Fowler Aviation train cars]
Photograph of Fowler Aviation train cars, circa 1910s-1920s.Inscription on verso of print: "Fowler Aviation Co. / Special Train."

[Fred Schiller of the Schiller Aviation School]
Photograph of Fred Schiller of the Schiller Aviation School, Venice, California, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Fred Schiller / Schiller School of Aviation / Venice, Calif. / 1918."

[Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Ed Musick at Venice Flying School]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Edwin Musick at the Venice Flying School, California, circa 1918. Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.

[Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Ed Musick at Venice Flying School]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Edwin Musick at the Venice Flying School, California, circa 1918. Inscription on verso of print: "Ed Music [Musick] / Ruth Wightman / Fred Schiller / Instructor at Flying School /…

[Glenn Martin piloting aircraft above crowd]
Photograph of Glenn Martin piloting an unidentified aircraft above a crowd, Balbo Beach, California, circa 1912.Inscription in margin: "Glenn Martin / 1912 / Balboa Beach, Calif."Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early…
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