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[King Alfonso XIII and Wilbur Wright with aircraft]
Photograph of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (left) and Wilbur Wright (right) seated in a Wright aircraft, Paris, France, February 1909.Inscription on album page: "King Alphonso [Alfonso] of Spain – Wilbur Wright. At Paris, France. Feb – 1909."Item from…

[John A. McCurdy seated at controls of Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite]
Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite, Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, circa February 1909. Caption on verso: "Cygnet No. 2. A tetrahedral kite, designed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell,…

[Men with Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart"]
Photograph of a group of men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Identified people include John A. D. McCurdy (seated at controls) and Glenn H. Curtiss…

[People gathered around unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of people gathered around an unidentified aircraft at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Inscription on verso: "23 Fevrier 1909, McCurdy a Baddeck, Canada."

[Men with aircraft on frozen lake]
Photograph of three men standing next to an unidentified aircraft on a frozen lake in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. Inscription on verso: "23 Fevrier 1909. McCurdy a Baddeck, Canada."

[John A. McCurdy flying Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart"]
Photograph of John A. McCurdy piloting the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. The image is autographed by John A. McCurdy.Typed caption: "Silver Dart in its first…

[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 24, 1909. Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying…

[Cygnet II kite]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite on the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 25, 1909.Inscription: "Side view of Cygnet II, taken on ice in Baddeck Bay, Feb. 25, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "31. Drome No. 5,…

[John A. McCurdy seated at controls of Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft]
Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, circa March 1909.Caption on verso: "Silver Dart. J. A. D. McCurdy, aviator, showing the first…

[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, March 8, 1909.Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr.…
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