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Photograph of a man in a Curtiss Model D aircraft, circa 1913-1915.Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio, [address in New York, New York]."

Photograph of a large crowd gathered on a ship as a Curtiss Model E Hydro is hoisted aboard with a crane, circa 1913-1915. The pilot appears to be attached to the crane by a sling above the aircraft.Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio 102-104 West 38th…

Photograph of people pulling a Curtiss seaplane across a beach, circa 1913-1915.Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio, [address in New York, New York]."Stamped on verso: "Compliments of the Curtiss Exhibition Co., [address in New York, New York]."

Photograph of a man with a Curtiss aircraft, circa 1913-1915.Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio, [address in New York, New York]."Stamped on verso: "Compliments of the Curtiss Exhibition Co., [address in New York, New York]."

Photograph of Hugh Robinson and Laura Luckey in a Curtiss seaplane, Lake Keuka, New York, 1913-1915. Both Robinson and Luckey have their eyes closed and their hands in their laps.Inscription: "Hugh Robinson and Laura Luckey making a flight on Lake…

Photograph of people with a Curtiss Model D aircraft, circa 1913-1915. Glenn Curtiss is on the far left.Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio, [address in New York, New York]."

Photograph of people pushing a Curtiss seaplane toward the shoreline, circa 1913-1915.Stamped on verso: "Apeda Studio, [address in New York, New York]."Stamped on verso: "Compliments of the Curtiss Exhibition Co., [address in New York, New York]."

First International Space Docking Certificate, commemorating the docking of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft during the first International Manned Space Flight, July 17, 1975. Certificate is signed by the Apollo and Soyuz crews: Thomas P. Stafford,…

Letter to Norman "Jim" Archibald from his mother [Elizabeth Langille Archibald], written during his service in France, July 25, [circa 1918]. Addresses various wartime subjects including the death of the "son of a Well Known American" Archibald had…

Pocket notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Three pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of September 14-21, 1918, describing his arrival at Karlsruhe, being…