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

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

[Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft after fatal crash] (Item)

Photographic postcard of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Model B aircraft after its fatal crash at Long Beach, California on April 3, 1912. A picture of Rodgers is inset on the left.

[People with wrecked Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft] (Item)

Postcard of people with the wrecked Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A portrait of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset in the upper right corner.Inscription on image: "Wreck of Rogers [sic] aeroplane."Caption: "Cal. P. Rogers [sic] / The Vin-Fiz Flyer."

[Wreckage of Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraf] (Item)

Postcard of the wreckage of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A portrait of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset in the upper right corner.Inscription on image: "Wreck of Rogers' [sic] aeroplane."Caption: "Cal. P. Rogers [sic] / The Vin-Fiz Flyer."

[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. 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] (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.

[People with Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after crash in Middletown, New York] (Item)

Postcard (reproduction) of people with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft after its crash in Middletown, New York on September 18, 1911. This postcard was produced in 2011 for the 100th anniversary of Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight across the U.S. in the "Vin Fiz." Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp and a special postmark.Inscription on image: "Vin…

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939] (Item)

Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939. Discusses the death of Julius and others in the crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner. Includes a handwritten addendum dated April 4th, which relates her plans for the future. Six typed and handwritten pages.

[Audio recording of William P. Lear discussing his life story (Part 3 of 3)] (Item)

Audio recording of William P. Lear discussing his life story, Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1960s. Part 3 of 3. Handwritten label on reel: "Tape 3 and 4 - 7-62. Digital preservation 7-27-99. Bio 30-40s. AIFF-Format. WPL audio." Inscription on back of box: "'Re-housed.' [several crossed out notes]."