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Final Wreck of the Vin Fiz?

Date: 06 12 1913
Description: The second fatal wreck involving the Wright Model B airplane in which Calbreith Perry Rodgers had died a year earlier. This crash killed Andy Drew, friend ...
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Vin Fiz Flies Again?

Date: 05 11 1913
Description: The 1911 Wright Model B rebuilt by Jesse Brabazon of Delavan and his partner-mechanic, Frank Shaffer. Brabazon, who is in the pilot's seat, is about to tak...
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First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the First Presbyterian church and two mansions. The Mahoning river and a park is in the foreground, and other parts of the town stretch in...
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Glenn Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: At Glenn Pool Oil Field, oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has produced 340 million barre...
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WACO

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Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a WACO sitting on a runway. Houses and the Miami County Courthouse are in the background.

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