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[Exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of an exhibit for Calbraith Perry Rodgers and the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft at the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., 1934. The exhibit features photographs, a plaque, and a model of the "Vin Fiz." A Fokker T-2 aircraft (fuselage designation A.S. 64233) is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "The exhibit in memory of Calbraith Perry Rodgers in the Smithsonian…

[Calbraith Perry Rodgers with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft] (Item)

Photograph (reproduction) of Calbraith Perry Rodgers with the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911-1912. A crowd is visible in the background.Caption: "Testing engines before flight."

[Ralph Newcomb, Robert G. Fowler, and others with Fowler's Wright Model B aircraft] (Item)

Photographic postcard of Ralph Newcomb, Robert G. Fowler, and two unidentified people posing with Fowler's Wright Model B aircraft during his North American transcontinental flight, circa 1911.

[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."

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft in flight above crowd] (Item)

Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, in flight above a crowd, circa 1911-1912. Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp.

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

Postcard of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1911. A picture of Calbraith Perry Rodgers is inset on the lower right. The verso features an inscription written by Rodgers' wife Mabel, noting that he carried the postcard in the "Vin Fiz" during a flight across Arizona, as well as a signature ("Mamma") from Rodgers' mother. The card is addressed to Rodgers's sister, Martha Pease, in…

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York] (Item)

Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York, September 17, 1911. A portrait of Rodgers is inset in the lower right corner. Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp.Caption (lower left): "C. P. Rodgers in 'Vin Fiz' Flyer, leaving Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., Sept. 17th, 1911, in Hearst…

[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…

[Concept art of monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight] (Item)

Postcard featuring concept art of a monument to Calbraith Perry Rodgers's transcontinental flight in the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, circa 1910s. A picture of Rodgers is inset on the right. Also included is a piece of matboard from the item's original frame, which includes handwritten names.