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[Cygnet I kite on boat] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite, manned by Thomas E. Selfridge, aboard the catamaran Ugly Duckling as it is towed into launch position by the steamship Blue Hill, Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. 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, on her…

[Cygnet I kite on boat] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite aboard its tender, the catamaran Ugly Duckling, being towed into launch position by the steamship Blue Hill, 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…

[Cygnet I in flight] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite, 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…

[Cygnet I kite and men on boat] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite onboard its tender, the catamaran Ugly Duckling, at Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 6, 1907. Several men are on boat, including Thomas E. Selfridge (seated on frame).Inscription: "Cygnet I, on board her tender the Ugly Duckling, December 1909. Lieut. Selfridge dressed in oil skin, can be seen setting [sitting] on the…

[Cygnet I in air] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I aircraft being towed by the steamship Blue Hill (not pictured) at Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, December 4, 1907. The catamaran below the aircraft is its launch vessel, the Ugly Duckling.Inscription: "Kite Cygnet I, in the air, towed by the steamer Blue Hill, near Baddeck, N.S. Dec. 4, 1907. The vessel in the picture is the Ugly…

[Thomas E. Selfridge in Cygnet I kite] (Item)

Photograph of Thomas E. Selfridge in the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet I kite, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, November 14, 1907.Inscription: "Lieut. Selfridge in the man hole of the kite Signet, Nov. 14, 1907."Caption from bulletin: "4. Lieut. Selfridge in the man-hole of Kite Cygnet I, Nov. 14, 1907."Photograph from a bulletin titled "Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association," a souvenir…

[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, March 8, 1909.Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr. Doulas McCurdy as Aviator over the ice on Baddeck Bay, March 8, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "29. Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr.…

[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 24, 1909. Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr. Doulas McCurdy as Aviator, over the ice on Baddeck Bay, Baddeck, N.S., Feb. 24, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "28. Drome No. 4, McCurdy's…

[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, March 8, 1909.Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr. Doulas McCurdy as Aviator, over the ice in the harbor at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, March 8, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "30. Drome No. 4, McCurdy's…

[Cygnet II kite] (Item)

Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite on the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 25, 1909.Inscription: "Side view of Cygnet II, taken on ice in Baddeck Bay, Feb. 25, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "31. Drome No. 5, Bell's Cygnet II, on the ice in Baddeck Bay, near Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Feb. 22, 1909. Side-view showing the hollow construction."Photograph from a…

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