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[Clyde Pangborn, Wesley May, and Lowell Yerex inspecting parachute and ladder] (Item)

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left), Wesley May (center), and Lowell Yerex (right) inspecting a parachute and rope ladder before a barnstorming performance in San Francisco, California, circa 1922. A Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft is in the background. Inscription on verso: "Pang, May, Yerex. SF. 1922." Typed caption on verso: "Inspecting exhibition type of parachute and the plane-change ladder.…

[Clyde Pangborn and others with Standard J-1] (Item)

Photograph of a group of men posing with a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, circa 1925. Clyde Pangborn is on the far left, second row.Inscription on verso: "Winston Salem, N.C."

[Clyde Pangborn and others with Standard J-1] (Item)

Photograph of a group of other men standing with a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, circa 1925. Clyde Pangborn is fifth from left.Inscription on verso: "Winston Salem, N.C."

[Clyde Pangborn with Standard J-1 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft (tail number 10) of the Gates Flying Circus, circa 1920s. The Texaco logo is painted on the fuselage.

[Elephants walking past crowd] (Item)

Photograph of elephants walking past a crowd of people, circa 1920s. Clyde Pangborn's Standard J-1 aircraft is parked on the right.Stamped on verso: "[illegible], Memphis, Ten."

[Clyde Pangborn with Standard J-1 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft of the Gates Flying Circus, circa 1920s. Embossed: "Kessler, Johnstown, Pa."

[Hubert Kittle and crowd with crashed Standard J-1] (Item)

Photograph of Hubert Kittle surrounded by a crowd of people as he climbs out of his crashed Standard J-1 aircraft, California, March 25, 1923. Inscription: "From Venice, Calif. to this. 'Ain't' it 'Hell' Old Pal Thomas we'll do better next time. H. M. Kittle. 3-25-1923." Inscription on verso: "Hubert Kettle's [Kittle's] crash in LA." Stamped on verso: "Warning: This picture is supplied by…

William S. "Bill" Brock (Item)

Photograph of William S. "Bill" Brock, a Gates Flying Circus pilot, in front of aircraft, circa early 1920s.Inscription on verso: "Billy Brock; William S. (Bill) Brock; Pilot - 'Gates Flying Circus.' (Joined in New Orleans). Joined [blank]. Left 1924. Later - flew U.S. Mail. Later - flew 'Stinson Detroiters' with Wm. F. Schlee, from Newfoundland to Japan - 12,295 mi in Aug. 1927. Called 'The Pride…

Tommy Thompson (Item)

Photograph of Tommy Thompson, a Gates Flying Circus pilot, sitting in the cockpit of an airplane, circa 1923-1924.Inscription on verso: "Tommy Thompson. He is up around Salt Lake now I think. He left us a year ago. With Gates Flying Circus 1923-1924. Flew air mail between Salt lake & Cheyenne. UAL pilot 1933-37. Crashed DC3 at S.F. International Airport 2/10/37. All aboard killed."

Olen Honberger (Item)

Photograph of Olen Honberger, a Gates Flying Circus stuntman, leaning on the propeller of an airplane, circa 1920s.Inscription on verso: "Olen Honberger. He learned wing-walking with me. You saw him at Spokane when those two fellows were killed."