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Pioneer aircraft (Santos-Dumont) and Louis Bleériot circa 1907
A miscellaneous collection of photographic reproductions, press and other images of this pioneer aviator, illustrating many of his extraordinary flying machines, some with captions, mostly without. These fragile early flying machines are illustrated in monoplane and biplane form, various engine and construction details, including float planes, canard wing, the results of accidents, some ground to air pictures, a twin-engined device, each motor being two-cylinder air cooled, some images heavily retouched; also Louis Bleriot, a comprehensive collection of photographic images, including Bleriot monoplanes being transported by rail and motor vehicle, the Bleriot monoplane arriving over the White Cliffs of Dover after the first Cross-Channel flight, and other images (110 approx. contained in ringbinder)
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A miscellaneous collection of photographic reproductions, press and other images of this pioneer aviator, illustrating many of his extraordinary flying machines, some with captions, mostly without. These fragile early flying machines are illustrated in monoplane and biplane form, various engine and construction details, including float planes, canard wing, the results of accidents, some ground to air pictures, a twin-engined device, each motor being two-cylinder air cooled, some images heavily retouched; also Louis Bleriot, a comprehensive collection of photographic images, including Bleriot monoplanes being transported by rail and motor vehicle, the Bleriot monoplane arriving over the White Cliffs of Dover after the first Cross-Channel flight, and other images (110 approx. contained in ringbinder)
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