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[Footage of trains, circa 1930s-1960s]
Film footage of trains, circa 1930s-1950s. The footage consists of short clips of various passenger and freight trains at unidentified locations. Visible railway names include Chicago & North Western, Soo Line, Northern Pacific, and Rock…

[Aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s]
Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline…

[Note from Milt Meyer]
Handwritten note from Milt Meyer explaining how the album was gifted to him by Frances Milliren, LeRoy Milliren's widow.Item from the inside back cover of the LeRoy Milliren National Air Races photograph album, circa 1920s-1930s. Album contains one…

[Servicemen with observation balloons at U.S. Army Balloon School]
Panoramic photograph of servicemen with six observation balloons at the U.S. Army Balloon School, Ross Field, California, 1918. Inscription in corner: "No. 8659. Copyrighted. Huddleston Photo Co. Los Angeles, Cal." Inscription on verso: "Army Baloon…

Mitchell fought valiantly for a unified air service [Newspaper clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Mitchell fought valiantly for a unified air service," from The Detroit News, February 20, 1936. Obituary for Brigadier General William L. "Billy" Mitchell, describing his military career, his advocacy for a unified air force, and…

[Château d'Angers, France]
Photograph of Château d'Angers, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Chateau Angers."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]
Letterpress print of James Sadler during a balloon ascent, undated.

[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]
Letterpress print of crowds with the hydrogen balloon used in the 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles, Paris, France, undated.

[Print of hot-air balloon and crowds at 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte]
Letterpress print of a hot-air balloon and crowds at the 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, undated.

Experience Celebre Faite a Paris [Engraving of balloon flight on January 2, 1783]
Engraving, "Experience Celebre Faite a Paris," depicting the January 2, 1783 balloon flight over France, undated. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Paris Ascent. Monday, December 1 [crossed out with…
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