[AEA Cygnet I aircraft on tender]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_033SourceThe 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, Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. Thomas E. Selfridge is visible in the kite.

Inscription: "Kite Cygnet I, on board the Ugly Duckling, being towed into position over the Little Bras D'Or Lake by the steamer Blue Hill, Dec. 6, 1907. Lieut. Selfridge can be seen stretched at full length in the manhole of the Cygnet."

Caption from bulletin: "6. The kite Cygnet I, on board her tender 'The Ugly Duckling', being towed into position on the Little Bras d’Or Lake by the steamer Blue Hill, Dec. 6, 1907. Lieut. Selfridge can be seen stretched at full length in the man-hole of the Cygnet I."

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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