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Photograph of a Texaco Company representative standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Houston, Texas, circa 1920s. The Texaco logo is painted on the fuselage.Inscription on verso: "Texaco Co official. Houston."

Photograph of William S. "Bill" Brock, a Gates Flying Circus pilot, in front of aircraft, circa early 1920s.Inscription on verso: "Billy Brock; William S. (Bill) Brock; Pilot - 'Gates Flying Circus.' (Joined in New Orleans). Joined [blank]. Left…

Photograph of Olen Honberger, a Gates Flying Circus stuntman, leaning on the propeller of an airplane, circa 1920s.Inscription on verso: "Olen Honberger. He learned wing-walking with me. You saw him at Spokane when those two fellows were killed."

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn and an unidentified woman standing in front of a Curtiss JN-4D Jenny aircraft, circa 1920s. Both Pangborn and the woman wear flight gear, including goggles and flight jackets.

Photograph of a map of the United States adhered to the fuselage of Clyde Pangborn's aircraft, circa 1920s. The map has been marked with Pangborn's air routes.Inscription on verso: "Map of United States which Pangborn doped onto the side of his…

Photograph of an unidentified pilot standing next to a crashed Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (fuselage number 38510), circa 1920s. The plane has United States military markings and is balanced on its nose following its crash.

Photograph of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft in flight near mountains, circa 1920s.

Photograph of a crowd watching "Boston," one of the Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) aircraft, flying low over a field, 1920s. Stamped on verso: "Finished by Willis Art Gallery. Sweetwater, Texas."

Photograph of a Nieuport 28 C1 aircraft in flight, circa 1920s. The plane has French military markings.Inscription on verso: "Nieuport 28."

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn's Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft in flight over houses, circa 1920s. "Pang" is written on the wings.