[AEA Cygnet I aircraft being towed by steamship Blue Hill]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_030SourceThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection (2018-10-01-B), Box 1, Folder 3CreatorAerial Experiment AssociationDescriptionPhotograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I aircraft being towed by the steamship Blue Hill (not pictured) at Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 4, 1907. The catamaran below the aircraft is its launch vessel, the Ugly Duckling.

Inscription: "Kite Cygnet I, in the air, towed by the steamer Blue Hill, near Baddeck, N.S. Dec. 4, 1907. The vessel in the picture is the Ugly Duckling from which the Cygnet arose."

Caption from bulletin: "3. Kite Cygnet I in the air, towed by the steamer Blue Hill, near Baddeck, N.S., Dec. 4, 1907. The vessel in the picture is the catamaran boat 'The Ugly Duckling' from which the Cygnet arose. The Steamer Blue Hill is further to the right beyond the limits of the photograph. This illustrates a preliminary ascension of the kite Cygnet I without any man on board."

Part of a souvenir bulletin containing text and photographs related to the work of the Aerial Experiment Association, issued April 12, 1909.Creation Date1907-12-04SubjectAerial Experiment AssociationAerial Experiment Association Cygnet IKitesPlaceBaddeck (N.S.)Nova ScotiaCanadaOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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