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Photograph of Tommy Thompson, a Gates Flying Circus pilot, sitting in the cockpit of an airplane, circa 1923-1924.Inscription on verso: "Tommy Thompson. He is up around Salt Lake now I think. He left us a year ago. With Gates Flying Circus 1923-1924.…

Photograph of Hubert Kittle surrounded by a crowd of people as he climbs out of his crashed Standard J-1 aircraft, California, March 25, 1923. Inscription: "From Venice, Calif. to this. 'Ain't' it 'Hell' Old Pal Thomas we'll do better next time. H.…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) standing in front of a New Standard D-25 aircraft, circa 1930.Inscription on verso: "Clyde E. Pangborn. Hugh Herndon. 1930. Owners of the Flying Fleet, only circus using the New Standard…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (second from right), Hugh Herndon (far left), and two unidentified men standing next to a New Standard D-25 aircraft (tail number NC-9194), circa 1930. Two other aircraft are parked nearby.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) standing next to a "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), 1931. Herndon holds a sextant.Typed caption on verso: "Herndon-Pangborn Round-the-World-Flight.…

Photographic full-length portrait of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right), October 1931. Inscription on verso: "Clyde Pangborn. Hugh Herndon. Soon after this to Wenatchee. Trans Pacific Flight Oct 3-5th '31.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) standing in front of "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), circa 1931. Both men wear flight helmets and goggles.Inscription on verso: "This picture was…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) standing next to "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), circa 1931. Herndon holds a sextant.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (right) and Hugh Herndon (left) holding birds, circa 1931. "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), is in the background.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn looking at the propeller and engine of "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), circa 1931. Clyde Pangborn's business card is attached to the back of the image.Business card on verso:…