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Log of C. P. Rodgers' transcontinental flight
Flight log for Calbraith Perry Rodgers' transcontinental flight across the United States, circa 1911. Includes dates, distances traveled, stops, and other notes. Two typed pages.

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft]
Postcard of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911. A picture of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset on the lower right. The verso features an inscription written by Rodgers' wife Mabel, noting that he carried the postcard in the "Vin Fiz"…

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

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft in flight above crowd]
Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, in flight above a crowd, circa 1911-1912. Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp.

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York]
Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York, September 17, 1911. A portrait of Rodgers is inset in the lower right corner. Also includes a…

[Wreckage of Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraf]
Postcard of the wreckage of the 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] /…

[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. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

[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.

[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…

[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…
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