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First to Fly — Wilbur Wright
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Wilbur Wright, in profile, with a Wright Flyer. The original photographic postcard from which this image was copied was presented by Wright to pioneer aviator Jesse Brabazon of Delavan, Wisconsin. Brabazon recalled that at the time of the Chicago International Aviation Meet in 1912 he had been in correspondence with Wright about the purchase of a new plane. Wilbur looked him up during the Chicago meet and gave him the card.
1912
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Jesse Brabazon Over the Mississippi
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Jesse Brabazon, pioneer aviator from Delavan, flying over the Mississippi River in a Wright Model B airplane. "It was quite a sight to fly over the Mississippi River and witness the boats steaming ...
Cicero Airmail
September 1912
The first airmail shipment from Cicero Field to Wheaton and Elmhurst, Illinois. Postmaster MacDonald of Cicero is swearing-in pilots Max Lillie, Paul Studensky, and Marcel Tournier. Pioneer aviator...
Dickenson in Aviator's Cap
1914
Portrait of Charles Dickenson, a wealthy Chicago businessman and an early supporter of aviation. In addition to serving as president of the Chicago Aero Club, "Pop" Dickenson helped to finance the ...
Cicero Field Flight Instructors
1912
Cicero Field flight instructors Edward Finan (left) and DeLloyd Thompson seated in a Wright Model B airplane at the Chicago International Air Show. The plane is outfitted with dual controls for tea...
McCutcheon and Airplane
1911
Chicago Tribune cartoonist John T. McCutcheon with his Wright Model B airplane, probably photographed at Cicero Field. McCutcheon is sometimes referred to as the "Dean of American Cartoonists." Jes...
Vin Fiz Evidence
1953
Jesse Brabazon, pioneer aviator from Delavan, displaying fabric from the Vin Fiz, the airplane in which Calbraith P. Rodgers made the first transcontinental flight. In 1913 Brabazon displayed this ...
