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Curtiss Hydroplane in San Diego Bay

Date: 1912
Description: An unsuccessful test of Glenn Curtiss' hydroplane in San Diego Bay. The pilot about to be rescued is thought to be Milwaukee's John Kaminski.
Postcard

Rodgers' Vin Fiz

Date: 1912
Description: Calbraith Perry Rodgers, with a cigar characteristically clenched in his jaw, was the first man to fly across the United States. He undertook this flight i...
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Tractor and Trailer at Docks

Date: 08 17 1926
Description: A man pulls a "reliance" semi-trailer with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor near a docked ship in San Diego.
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Seaside Amusements

Date: 1924
Description: View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls.
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Elevated Town View

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Description: Elevated view of a town located along a hilly shoreline.

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