[AEA Cygnet I aircraft on tender]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_032SourceThe 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 on its tender, the catamaran Ugly Duckling, at Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. Several men are on boat, including Thomas E. Selfridge (seated on frame).

Inscription: "Cygnet I, on board her tender the Ugly Duckling, December 1909. Lieut. Selfridge dressed in oil skin, can be seen setting [sitting] on the testing frame of the Ugly Duckling."

Caption from bulletin: "5. The kite Cygnet I, on board her tender 'The Ugly Duckling', Dec. 6, 1907. Lieut. Selfridge, dressed in oil-skin, can be seen sitting on the tilting-frame of the 'Ugly Duckling.'"

Part of a souvenir bulletin containing text and photographs related to the work of the Aerial Experiment Association, issued April 12, 1909.Creation Date1907-12-06SubjectAerial Experiment AssociationAerial Experiment Association Cygnet IKitesSelfridge, Thomas E., 1882-1908BoatsPlaceBaddeck (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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[AEA Cygnet I aircraft on tender]