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Photograph of a plaque commemorating the renaming of Pittsburgh Airport to "Rodgers Field" in honor of Calbraith Perry Rodgers, November 5, 1926.Text: "To commemorate the naming of the Pittsburgh Airport Rodgers Field in honor of Calbraith Perry…

Postcard (reproduction) of people with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after its crash in Middletown, New York on September 18, 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the 100th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental…

Postcard (reproduction) of the "Vin Fiz" railcar that carried Calbraith Perry Rodgers's family, mechanics, reporters, and equipment during his transcontinental flight across the United States, circa 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the…

Photograph of Calbraith Perry Rodgers with a cigar, circa 1900-1912.Inscription on verso: "Cal. P. Rodgers."

Photographic portrait of Calbraith Perry Rodgers, circa 1900-1912.Inscription on verso: "Cal. Rodgers who flew the Vin Fizz [Fiz]."

Photograph of the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. A crowd of people are looking out the windows of the building in the background. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

Photograph of a crowd with the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

Photograph of the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

Photograph of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, in low flight over a beach, circa 1911-1912.

Photographic postcard of Calbraith Perry Rodgers (foreground left, with crutches) and others with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912.Caption: "From New York to Long Beach / Aviator Rodgers landing -- 1911."