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[Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from USS Pennsylvania] (Item)

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, taking off from the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. A large crowd of sailors watches from the ship.

[Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on USS Pennsylvania] (Item)

Photograph of a Curtiss Model D aircraft, piloted by Eugene Ely, landing on the USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco Bay, California, January 18, 1911. This is credited as the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft.

Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910 [postcard] (Item)

Postcard of Ezra Meeker (in covered wagon) and others at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. In addition to Meeker and the wagon, the scene also features two men on horseback, an aircraft piloted by Louis Paulhan, and a crowd in the grandstand. Caption: "Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910." Text from original exhibit label: "A postcard of Ezra Meeker,…

Crissy Field (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of Crissy Field, San Francisco, California, circa 1910s-1930s.Inscription: "Crissy Field [written backwards on negative]."Inscription on envelope: "Crissy Field."

Mills Field (Item)

Photograph (reproduction) of buildings at Mills Field, California, circa 1910s-1930s. Inscription: "Mills Field [written backward on negative]."Inscription on envelope: "Mills Field."

[Aircraft in flight over Griffith Park] (Item)

Aerial photograph of an unidentified aircraft in flight over Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, February 2, 1916. Image taken from an aircraft. Inscription on envelope: "Photo taken of De Lloyd / Thompson / by R. N. / from Martin plane 2000 ft above Griffith Park LA 1916 / Lawrence Brown piloting."

[Aerial view of beach in Balboa, California] (Item)

Aerial photograph of a beach in Balboa, California, circa 1919. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot.Inscription on envelope: "Ralph Newcomb and Al Wilson over Balboa, Calif. / Alt 4000 / 1919."

[Aerial view of beach in Balboa, California] (Item)

Aerial photograph of a beach in Balboa, California, circa 1919. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot.Inscription on envelope: "Ralph Newcomb and Al Wilson over Balboa, Calif. / Alt 4000 / 1919."

[Aircraft in flight] (Item)

Aerial photograph of an unidentified aircraft in flight over Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, February 2, 1916. Inscription on verso: "Fly over Thompson at Griffith Park / Feb. 2nd 1916."

[Aerial view of Los Angeles, California] (Item)

Aerial photograph of Los Angeles, California, February 1, 1916. Part of the photographing aircraft is visible in the shot.Inscription on verso: "Feb. 1st 1916 / Los Angeles from 3000 ft."