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[Concept art of monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight]
Postcard featuring concept art of a monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight in the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1910s. A picture of Rodgers is inset on the right. Also included is a piece of matboard from the item's…

[Crowd gathered around wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft]
Photographic postcard of a crowd gathered around the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

[Crowd with wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft]
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.

[Exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Photograph of an exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft at the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., 1934. The exhibit features photographs, a plaque, and a model of the "Vin Fiz." A Fokker T-2 aircraft (fuselage…

[Man helping Calbraith Perry Rodgers with flight gear]
Photograph of a man helping Calbraith Perry Rodgers with his flight gear, circa 1911-1912. An aircraft is visible behind the two men.

[Patty and Perry Pease seated in unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of Patty and Perry Pease, niece and nephew of Calbraith Perry Rodgers, seated in an unidentified aircraft, circa 1911.Inscription in corner: "1911."

[People with wrecked Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Postcard of people with the wrecked Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A portrait of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset in the upper right corner.Inscription on image: "Wreck of Rogers [sic] aeroplane."Caption: "Cal. P. Rogers [sic] /…

[People with Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after crash in Middletown, New York]
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…

[Plaque commemorating renaming of Pittsburgh Airport to "Rodgers Field"]
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…

[Wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft]
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.
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