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Charles Lindbergh stands atop an capsized aircraft, inspecting it for damage.

Charles Inspects the Overturned Sirius

An aircraft on a lift is placed in front of a large oval tunnel in a hangar.

Vought O3U-1 in NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel

Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro in front of White House

PCA-2 Autogiro at White House

Reverse section of a Christmas greeting card with black ink.

Christmas Card from the Antarctic

A menu for Aeronautical Banquet honoring the fliers in the Women's Air Derby.

A menu for Aeronautical Banquet honoring the fliers in the Women's Air Derby, 1929.

Two lines of early aircraft, mostly biplanes, are seen as part of an air race featuring only women pilots.

1929 Women’s National Air Derby

Black and white group photo

Charter Members of The Ninety-Nines

Amelia Earhart, a white woman, stands with other white people including Charles and Anne Lindbergh, featured on the right.

Amelia Earhart, Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and the Transcontinental Air Transport

A photo of a group of prominent Pittsburgh businessmen, 1928.

A photo of a group of prominent Pittsburgh businessmen, demonstrating aviation investment potentials, 1928.

Informal portrait of Charles Lindbergh in a parade.

Lindbergh in NYC Parade

Charles Lindbergh, a white male pilot, stands in front of the propellors of the Spirit of St. Louis aircraft.

Charles Lindbergh with Spirit of St. Louis

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (a white man wearing a raincoat) stands with other white people at a meeting with pilots.

President Calvin Coolidge and Secretary of War John Wingate Weeks

"Chicago" World Cruiser, a biplane with one engine and pontoon floats, is carried by crane onto a solid surface.

Douglas World Cruiser "Chicago" in Hong Kong

A view of the three remaining Douglas World Cruisers parked on a shore belonging to Alaska.

Douglas World Cruisers on Alaskan Beach

The T-2, a monoplane which attempted the first transcontinental flight, flies over a town prior to landing near San Diego, California.

The T-2 Coming in for a Landing

John Macready and Oakley Kelly stand with Orville Wright following an air race which Macready and Kelly participated in. All three are white men.

John Macready and Oakley Kelly with Orville Wright