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[Crowd with wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a crowd with the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

[Wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. Rodgers was killed in this crash.

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft in low flight over beach] (Item)

Photograph of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, in low flight over a beach, circa 1911-1912.

[Amelia Earhart landing Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Amelia Earhart landing her Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft at Oakland Airport, California, January 12, 1935. Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. Inscription on verso: "Amelia Earhart landing at Oakland / Jan 12, 1935."

[Amelia Earhart climbing out of Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Amelia Earhart climbing out of her Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft after landing at Oakland Airport, California, January 12, 1935. Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. Photograph has been hand-tinted to accentuate outlines and clarify background. Inscription on verso: "Clambering out! At right, sky heroine climbs out of the trim monoplane that…

[Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Captain Harry Manning, and Fred Noonan] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Captain Harry Manning, and Fred Noonan with Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra aircraft, Oakland Airport, California, March 14, 1937. The photo was taken just before her around-the-world flight attempt. Caption on verso: "From: Wide World Photos / San Francisco Bureau / Amelia crew ready for Pacific hop / Oakland Airport .... A new…

[Ryan S-T aircraft in front of Ryan Aeronautical Company hangar] (Item)

Photograph of a Ryan S-T aircraft in front of a Ryan Aeronautical Company hangar, Lindbergh Field (present-day San Diego International Airport), California, circa 1930s. Stamped on verso: "The New Ryan Model S-T / Manufactured by Ryan Aeronautical Company / San Diego, California -- U.S.A."Stamped on verso: "Erickson / The Flying Photographer."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John…

Steambus! [film] (Item)

Informational film about steam buses, directed by Peter Adair and Pat Jackson, produced by Irving Saraf and KQED News, narrated by Scott Beach, copyright 1972. Created on behalf of the California Steam Bus Project, the film describes the development and implementation of three steam buses created by William M. Brobeck and Associates, the Lear Motors Corporation, and Steam Power Systems. The film…

Robert E. Drew oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Robert Drew and interviewer Steve Dennis, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, March 14, 2018.

Iva Metz oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Iva Metz and interviewer Geoff Nunn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 1, 2019.