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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 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 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 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 Lloyd Geraldson, a Gates Flying Circus stuntman, standing in front of an aircraft, circa 1920s. Inscription on verso: "Lloyd Geraldson. Stuntman with Gates Flying Circus. Became airline pilot after leaving Circus in 1923; alive…

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 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 a group of people watching as airplanes take off, circa 1920s.Stamped on verso: "Finished by Englerth Photo Supply Co. [address in Chattanooga, Tennessee]. Enlarging and Framing."

Photograph of an unidentified man, possibly Clyde Pangborn, leaning on Pangborn's Standard J-1 aircraft, circa 1920s.

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.…