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The entrance to the exhibit "World War One: The Birth of Military Aviation." The title of the exhibit is on the left wall in a beige dot. on the right wall is an enlarged image of a comic portraying a World War I dogfight. Behind these walls, in the gallery, one can see artifacts including a flight suit, a missile, and biplanes.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

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At the top of the image, multiple aircraft hang from the ceiling of the gallery. The most pronounced is a biplane with brown wings and the word "Chicago" written on the nose. Behind is is a small yellow plane. On the ground, there are smaller artifacts in cases and panels with museum labels on them. In the back, children's interactives peek through.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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A museum gallery showing highlights from the Museum's collection, including an experimental black plane, a lunar module, satellites, and an electronic sign welcoming visitors the museum.

Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

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A museum gallery with spacecraft on display. From left to right, the viewer can see a lunar module, satellites, two capsules, a Viking Lander model, and Spaceship One.

Boeing Milestones in Flight Hall

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A display inside the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery, includes a balloon basket with weights on it. To the right is a picture of Robert Goddard, a white middle-aged scientist next to some related objects.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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In the foreground of the image, airplanes hang from the ceiling and model aircraft seem to float in exhibit cases. In the background is a brightly lit section with "Do you want to fly?" written on the wall. Interactives for children peek through the business of the foreground, including a model cockpit and hot air balloon.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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A curved domed capsule on the left side of the image, with other technology hanging to the right.

Futures in Space

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From their vantage point inside the gallery, the viewer is surrounded by World War I airplanes that are hung to look as though they're flying and alighting. On the walls surrounding the planes are contextualizing artifacts.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

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A child looks into the eyepiece of a large telescope at night

A young visitor looking into a telescope eyepiece during stargazing

A young visitor looks through a telescope eyepiece

A young visitor looks through a telescope during stargazing

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