Pho. Photographic Collections

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The collection consists of postcards, primarily of Wilbur Wright's time in France demonstrating the Flyer; and photographs (some of which are copies) of flight demonstrations in France and Germany, the Wright B Flyer, and awards and celebrations that include the Dayton Home Days parade in June 1909.

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Collection consists of glass lantern slides and postcards containing images of early aircraft up through World War I.

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This collection contains seven aviation-themed stereocards produced by the Keystone View Company. Six of the seven are of airships, including the USS Akron and the Graf Zeppelin.

The captions of the individual cards are listed in the Scope and Content Notes for each item.

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This collection contains a set of twenty photographic postcards and 1 photographic print depicting Juan Biélovucic's flights in Peru, around 1910. The photographs include images of his plane on the ground and in flight, as well as images of the San Beatriz Racetrack in Lima, Peru. The postcards are not identified individually.

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This collection consists three 4x6 photos of a Henry Farman III biplane.

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This collection includes a variety of black and white aviation photos and newspaper clippings. Some of the material relates to the return of the Wright Flyer to the United States Smithsonian from England’s Science Museum.

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Black and white photographs of the 1948 Cleveland Air Races

Abstract

Collection of photo postcards depicting several flights of the Lebaudy-Julliot airship in and around Paris in November 1903. Very little has been written about the Lebaudy airship, one of the first successful dirigibles. This collection of postcards provides good documentation of its early flights.

Scope and Contents Photographs most likely taken May 1910 at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, during attempts to set altitude records.According to the donor of the photographs the flight was taken on May 20-25, 1910 at Sims Field now Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. The flights were flown to achieve the altitude record and got up to 1800 feet a new record. The airplane was a 1909 Wright Flyer transition model or the number 2 design. The photos were taken by Mr. Martin of Springfield, Ohio who rode the...