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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date:	10 10 1902
Description:	Wilbur Wright gliding down the steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Much of the Wright Brothers' success derived from the fact...

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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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