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A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913 (Item)

Photograph album entitled "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," containing ten ten black-and-white photographs of early aviation. Each page has a single photographic print accompanied by a handwritten caption that provides brief contextual information, including people, aircraft, year, and location. Note that not all of the dates written in the captions are correct. An inscription on…

[Herbert Munter in Boeing B & W Model 1 floatplane] (Item)

Photograph of Herbert Munter in the Boeing B & W Model 1 floatplane, circa 1916. Inscription on album page: "Herb Munter in his first hydroplane. 1913 [sic]." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white photographs of early aviators and their aircraft.

[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" crash] (Item)

Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton crashing his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" into a pond during an air show at Meadows Race Track in Georgetown, Washington, May 12, 1910. Inscription on album page: "One of the first spot news candid camera photos. Probabally [sic] the first picture ever taken of an actual plane crash at the moment of impact. Hamilton's plane about 1908 [incorrect date].…

[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" in flight] (Item)

Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton flying his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" at an air show at Meadows Race Track near Seattle, Washington, March 11 or 12, 1910. Hamilton's flights at this air show are credited as the first heavier-than-air flights in Washington State. Inscription on album page: "Close up view of Hamilton's plane in fleight [sic] – 1909-10." Part of "A Portfolio of Early…

[Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" in flight] (Item)

Photograph of Charles K. Hamilton flying his Curtiss-Herring No. 1 "Reims Racer" at an air show at Meadows Race Track near Seattle, Washington, March 11 or 12, 1910. Hamilton's flights at this air show are credited as the first heavier-than-air flights in Washington State. Inscription on album page: "Hamilton flying at at [sic] old Meadows race track. 1909-10." Part of "A Portfolio of Early…

Hydroplane made by [Thomas F.] Hamilton (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified men on an early seaplane in Seattle, Washington, circa 1912. The inscription notes that the plane was built by Thomas F. Hamilton, who later founded Hamilton Standard. Inscription on album page: "Early hydroplane made by Hamilton in Seattle – 1912." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white…

[Man with home-built aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the Condor, a home-built aircraft designed by Charles A. Bossuet, in a field near Seattle, Washington, circa 1910. The unidentified man to the left is possibly Mr. Bossuet. Inscription on album page: "Plane (?) designed by Mr. Bossuet of Seattle – 1909 [incorrect date]." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white…

[Home-built aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the Condor, a home-built aircraft designed by Charles A. Bossuet, in a field near Seattle, Washington, circa 1910. Inscription on album page: "Front view Bossuet Plane. 1909 [incorrect date]." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white photographs of early aviators and their aircraft.

[Man in Eugene Romano's "Flying Bed Post" aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a man, possibly pilot Roger Varicle, seated in Eugene Romano's "Flying Bed Post" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. Inscription on album page: "1911." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white photographs of early aviators and their aircraft.

[Wright (Co) Model B] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a Wright (Co) Model B pusher airplane, circa 1912. Inscription on album page: "1912." Part of "A Portfolio of Early Aviation Photos, 1908-1913," a photograph album containing ten black-and-white photographs of early aviators and their aircraft.

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