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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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"Test Pilot"

Date: 1938
Description: A publicity still featuring the lead actors in "Test Pilot," an MGM 1938 motion picture release. "Test Pilot" was the story of a reckless commercial test p...
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"Men with Wings"

Date: 1938
Description: Beaver Dam's favorite son Fred MacMurray (right) co-starred with Ray Milland and Louise Campbell in "Men with Wings," a 1938 Paramount release that traced ...
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Airplane "William Horlick" in Antarctica

Date: 1938
Description: Curtiss-Wright Condor biplane named "William Horlick" outfitted with skis for use during Adm. Richard E. Byrd's second Antarctic expedition, 1933-35. The ...
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Boy with Bicycle under Airplane Wing

Date: 1938
Description: Boy standing next to his bicycle under an airplane wing.
Photograph

Man Standing by Airplane

Date: 1938
Description: A man wearing a suit and holding his hat is standing near the front of a single prop airplane.
Photograph

Biplane over Field

Date: 1938
Description: A biplane is flying low over a field with a barn in the background.
Book or Pamphlet

I-12 Industrial Tractor Brochure

Date: 1938
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the International I-12 industrial tractor. Features a photograph of a man operating an I-12 tractor in a hanger in bet...
Photograph

International D-2 Panel Unloading into Skysleeper Plane

Date: 1938
Description: Original caption: "A D-2 panel truck (125" WB) owned by Railway Express Agency of this city [Los Angeles, California]. Used by the Air Express Division. Un...
Book or Pamphlet

"At Home Abroad" Brochure Cover

Date: 1938
Description: Front cover of "At Home Abroad" brochure.
Book or Pamphlet

"At Home Abroad" Brochure Back Cover

Date: 1938
Description: Back cover of "At Home Abroad" brochure featuring the continent of Australia.

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