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Photograph of a group of aviation mechanics standing with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1908-1913.  Inscription on album page: "Early aviation mechanics." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten…

Photograph album entitled "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," containing ten ten black-and-white photographs of early aviation. Each page has a single photographic print accompanied by a handwritten caption that provides brief…

Photograph of an Astra-Torres airship tethered to a small boat, circa 1908-1922. A British Ensign flag hangs from the stern of the airship.Inscription: "478.K."Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal…

Photograph of an Astra-Torres airship in flight above an airfield, circa 1908-1922.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

Photograph of servicemen with an Astra-Torres airship, circa 1908-1922. Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, 1909. The scene depicts aircraft and balloons on display, including a French-built Astra-Wright (lower left).

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association Cygnet II aircraft on an iced-over lake, 1909.Caption on envelope: "Cygnet II / Bell Tetrahedral / 1909."

Manual titled "Instructions and problems in guard duty for the private soldier," written by Captain M. C. Kerth and issued by the United States War Department, circa 1909. Forty-six (46) pages.Item included in Clyde Pangborn's officer service record.

Photograph of people pushing a Blériot XI aircraft, circa 1909.

Photograph of William E. Boeing sitting in a Packard Model 18 automobile, circa 1909.Inscription on verso: "Packard Car 1909.”