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[Ralph Newcomb, Walter Brookins, and others with LePère aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (far right), Walter Brookins (center), and others with a LePère aircraft, circa 1918. The inscription notes that the aircraft was built for L. C. Brand, likely Leslie Coombs Brand.Inscription on verso: "Le Pere / Venice,…

[People looking at crashed, upside-down aircraft]
Photograph of people looking at a crashed, upside-down aircraft (fuselage number 607), circa 1917. Inscription on verso: "Kabashi wreck / Hyde Park / 1917." Inscription on envelope: "California monoplane / [illegible]."

[Louis Paulhan piloting Farman aircraft above treetops]
Photograph of Louis Paulhan piloting a Farman aircraft above the treetops, circa 1910.Inscription on envelope: "Louis Paulhan / Farman Biplane with Gnome Rotary motor / 50 HP / First flight in [S.F.?] / 1910."

[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 /…

[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."

[Ruth Wightman at controls of seaplane]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman at the controls of an unidentified seaplane, May 1913.Inscription on verso: "Ruth Wightman / May 11, 1913."

[Ruth Wightman working on automobile]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman working on an automobile, circa 1910s.Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.

[Ruth Wightman working on automobile]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman working on an automobile, circa 1910s.Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.

[Dog in back of automobile]
Photograph of a dog in the back of an automobile, circa 1900s-1910s. The dog is wearing a heavy sweater.Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.

[Ruth Wightman, Lulu Wightman, and man]
Photograph of Ruth Wightman (left), Lulu Wightman (center), and a man, circa 1900s-1910s.Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.
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