Photograph of DeLloyd Thompson and others with an unidentified aircraft, Griffith Aviation Field, Los Angeles, California, circa 1915. It is unclear which individual is Thompson in the scene.
Inscription on verso: "1915 / De Lloyd Thompson and…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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."
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.
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 /…