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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl Bates in his airplane. The bottom half of the card shows the beginning of a race between Bates' invention and an automobile. Bates was from Clear Lake...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: The airplane invented by Carl S. Bates on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida. Coverage of this event by a local newspaper noted that the advantages of Bat...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl S. Bates, a young inventor from Clear Lake, Iowa, about to race the Buick owned by Louis Strang on the beach at Daytona Beach. Bates originally chall...
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Excursion Boat

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Description: Excursion boating on a river with palm trees in the background.
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The Seaside Inn

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of the Seaside Inn. Automobiles are parked on the streets alongside the hotel and individuals sit on benches and walk nearby.
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Homes of Dutch Village

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Description: View from water of houses along the beach at Dutch Village, each with small outbuildings and umbrellas set up outdoors. A set of stairs leads from the beac...
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Racing Car on the Beach

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Description: A man wearing goggles drives a Blitzen Benz automobile on the sand along a shoreline. The Blitzen Benz was first built in 1909 by Benz & Cie.

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