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First to Fly — Wright Brothers' Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Workers in the General Assembly Department of the Wright Brothers' airplane factory.
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Fokker Portrait

Date: 1938
Description: Portrait of Anthony Fokker, inscribed to aviation publicist, Harry Bruno. Bruno represented the airplane manufacturer on several occasions, including the 1...
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Lindbergh before Flight

Date: 1927
Description: Publicist Harry Bruno; B.F. Mahoney, designer of "The Spirit of St. Louis"; an Earl Carroll chorus girl; Charles Lindbergh; and Bruno's partner, Richard Bl...
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Wright Flyer in England

Date: 1938
Description: After his "mistaken" trans-Atlantic flight to Great Britain, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan visited the original 1903 Wright Flyer then on display at the Sci...
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Markham Portrait

Date: 09 23 1936
Description: A glamour portrait of aviator Beryl Markham inscribed to her publicist Harry Bruno. Markham, a former Kenyan bush pilot, had recently completed (but just b...
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Lindbergh

Date: 1928
Description: A formal portrait of aviator Charles A. Lindbergh taken at the New York Times Studio just prior to his trans-Atlantic flight because the newspaper had purc...
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Zeppelin Passenger Cabin

Date: 1928
Description: A passenger cabin on the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127), a luxurious German-built airship. The Graf Zeppelin was taken out of service about a month after the Hinde...
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Lotos Club Dinner to William Howard Taft Menu

Date: 11 16 1912
Description: Autographed one-page oversize menu for a dinner to President William Howard Taft, given by the Lotos Club. Includes an oval quarter-length portrait of Taft...

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