[AEA Cygnet I aircraft in flight]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_035SourceThe 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, manned by Thomas E. Selfridge, in flight over Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. The kite is being towed by the steamship Blue Hill (not pictured). The captions note that the image was taken from the Blue Hill by J. G. Davidson.

Inscription: "Kite Cygnet I, with Lieut. Selfridge on board, flying over the Little Bras d'Or Lake, near Baddeck, Nova Scotia Dec. 6, 1907. Photo taken from the steamer Blue Hill by Mr. J. G. Davidson."

Caption from bulletin: "8. The kite Cygnet I, carrying Lieut. Selfridge in the man-hole, flying at an elevation of 168 feet over the Little Bras d'Or Lake, near Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Dec. 6, 1907, towed by the steamer Blue Hill. Photograph taken from the steamer Blue Hill by Mr. J. G. Davidson."

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., 1882-1908PlaceBaddeck (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 in flight]