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[Walter Brookins and another man at controls of unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of Walter Brookins (right) and another man at the controls of an unidentified aircraft, California, circa 1900s-1910s. A dog is on the ground underneath the aircraft. Inscription on envelope: "B[illegible] + Brookins / Field Glendale /…

[Fowler Aviation train cars]
Photograph of Fowler Aviation train cars, circa 1910s-1920s.Inscription on verso of print: "Fowler Aviation Co. / Special Train."

[Ralph Newcomb, Al Wilson, and another man standing near aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (center), Al Wilson, and another man standing near an unidentified aircraft, Bakersfield, California, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Al Wilson and Ralph Newcomb / Bakersfield Calif / 1918."

[Ralph Newcomb with dog Donnie]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb with his dog Donnie, Ventura Beach, California, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Donnie + Ralph / Ventura Beach / 1918."

[Ralph Newcomb and others with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (center) and others with an unidentified aircraft, Bakersfield, California, December 22, 1918.Inscription on verso: "Short -- Wilson and myself at Bakersfield / Dec. 22nd, 1918."

[Model aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a model aircraft in flight, circa 1910. The inscription notes that the model was built by Ralph Newcomb.Inscription on verso of print: "S. F. / 1910 / Flying model built by Ralph Newcomb."Inscription on envelope: "Flying model S.F. /…

[Ralph Newcomb, Walter Brookins, and others with LePère aircraft]
Photograph of Ralph Newcomb (far right), Walter Brookins (center), and others with a LePère aircraft, circa 1918. The inscription notes that the aircraft was built for L. C. Brand, likely Leslie Coombs Brand.Inscription on verso: "Le Pere / Venice,…

[People looking at crashed, upside-down aircraft]
Photograph of people looking at a crashed, upside-down aircraft (fuselage number 607), circa 1917. Inscription on verso: "Kabashi wreck / Hyde Park / 1917." Inscription on envelope: "California monoplane / [illegible]."

[Louis Paulhan piloting Farman aircraft above treetops]
Photograph of Louis Paulhan piloting a Farman aircraft above the treetops, circa 1910.Inscription on envelope: "Louis Paulhan / Farman Biplane with Gnome Rotary motor / 50 HP / First flight in [S.F.?] / 1910."

[Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Ed Musick at Venice Flying School]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Edwin Musick at the Venice Flying School, California, circa 1918. Inscription on verso of print: "Ed Music [Musick] / Ruth Wightman / Fred Schiller / Instructor at Flying School /…
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