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[Walter Brookins and Archibald Hoxsey with Wright Model B aircraft]
Photograph of Walter Brookins (right) and Arch Hoxsey (left) with Brookins' Wright Model B aircraft, Los Angeles, California, circa 1910. Inscription on envelope: "Walter Brookins and Arch Hoxsey at [illegible] Field / L.A. / 1910."
[Wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft]
Photograph of the wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft, Long Beach, California, April 3, 1912. A crowd of people are looking out the windows of the building in the background. Rodgers was killed in this crash.
[Crowd with wreckage of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft]
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]
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]
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]
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."
[William S. Luckey in Curtiss Model D Headless aircraft]
Photograph of William S. Luckey in a Curtiss Model D Headless aircraft, circa 1913. The typed caption on the verso notes that Luckey won an air race around Manhattan that was held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk.Caption on verso: "Winner of 'Round Manhattan Race. / William S. Luckey, who won the race from Oakwood, S. I., around Manhattan Island,…
[Crowd watching Curtiss Model D Headless aircraft during air race]
Photograph of a crowd watching a Curtiss Model D Headless aircraft, piloted by William S. Luckey, during an air race, Manhattan, New York, October 13, 1913. The typed caption on a duplicate photograph in the collection notes that the race was held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk.Inscription: W. S. Luckey / Winner / First American Aerial…
[Curtiss Model D Headless aircraft during air race]
Photograph of a Curtiss Model D Headless aircraft, piloted by William S. Luckey, during an air race, Manhattan, New York, October 13, 1913. The typed caption on the verso notes that the race was held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk.Caption on verso: "Winner of 'Round Manhattan Race. W. S. Luckey starting in his 80 h. p. Curtiss biplane in the race…
[John Fornasero delivering Pan American Airways' first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft]
Photograph of John Fornasero (right) delivering Pan American Airways' first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser aircraft to pilot Scott Flower (left), Portland, Oregon, January 31, 1949.Inscription on verso: "Jan. 31, 1949 / Delivering first PAA 'Stratocruiser.' Portland, Ore. from Seattle, Wa. / Johnny had been project pilot for 'Stratocruiser.' John Fornasero, Chief of Flight Test for Boeing,…