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Photograph of Rosalie Gordon's rescue after her parachute became entangled in the landing gear of a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, March 1924. Gordon hangs beneath Clyde Pangborn and Milton Girten's plane while a second J-1, piloted by Freddy…

Photograph of (from left to right) Freddy Lund, Rosalie Gordon, Milton Girten, Tommy Thompson, and Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, 1924. Image was taken after Gordon's rescue; during a parachute jump, her…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn and Judge the Dog in front of a Standard J-1 aircraft (tail number 12) of the Gates Flying Circus, circa 1920s. The Texaco logo is painted on the plane's fuselage.

Photograph of elephants walking past a crowd of people, circa 1920s. Clyde Pangborn's Standard J-1 aircraft is parked on the right.Stamped on verso: "[illegible], Memphis, Ten."

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, circa 1920s. Embossed: "Kessler, Johnstown, Pa."

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft (tail number 10) of the Gates Flying Circus, circa 1920s. The Texaco logo is painted on the fuselage.

Photograph of a group of other men standing with a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, circa 1925. Clyde Pangborn is fifth from left.Inscription on verso: "Winston Salem, N.C."

Photograph of a group of men posing with a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, circa 1925. Clyde Pangborn is on the far left, second row.Inscription on verso: "Winston Salem, N.C."

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (center, standing) with a group of Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1925. The Texaco logo is painted on the planes' fuselages. Inscription on verso: "Birmingham, Ala." Stamped…

Photograph of eight men and a dog standing in front of several Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, circa 1925. From left to right: Freddy Lund, Billy Brock, Bill Wunderlich, George Daws, Chance Walker,…