Airship 'California Arrow' resting on sawhorses and held by several men; Thomas Baldwin standing on small sawhorse, Roy Knabenshue standing on gondola; crowd behind dirigible and against fence., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' resting on sawhorses; surrounded by crowd; wooden crates (of helium?) in right foreground., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Close up of Airship 'California Arrow' aloft, pilot visible aboard gondola, steering with wind panel (?)., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' aloft; fence and crowd of spectators in foreground., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Hippolyte Francois' 'Ville de St. Mande' aloft, American flag flying off front, French flag flying off rear; spectators on ground below., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Man in suit and tie standing with one arm holding gondola of Airship 'California Arrow' (supported by sawhorses)., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Close up of Airship 'California Arrow' aloft, Knabenshue silhouetted aboard gondola., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' tethered close to ground and held by several men, unidentified man standing and woman sitting on gondola rail., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Early airplane on ground; crowd of spectators around and behind it., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Woman in elaborate hat talking to Odell, New York governor, with stetson hat in hand, on porch in front of large column, New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Group of men, most in suits and bowler hats, child with sandbags among them, standing in front of 'Meteor' gondola., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Thomas Benbow's 'Meteor' Airship on ground, with pilot in basket and two men holding onto gondola; policeman in background., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Meteor' Airship with pilot in basket suspended below gondola, hovering close to ground; crowd of spectators in front of fence., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'Ville de St. Mande' tethered close to ground and held by four men, Jessie Tarbox Beals and other woman on pilot's platform., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Hippolyte Francois' 'Ville de St. Mande' hitting top of fence; some spectators on ground below., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Francois Airship aloft, American flag flying off front, French flag flying off rear; fence at bottom of picture., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' aloft; fence and spectators at bottom of picture, ferris wheel visible in distance., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' resting on sawhorses and held by several men; Thomas Baldwin standing on small sawhorse, Roy Knabenshue standing on gondola; crowd behind dirigible and against fence., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' resting on sawhorses; surrounded by crowd., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Close up of Airship 'California Arrow' aloft, front view of pilot on gondola., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' with tetherwires caught on fence, man climbing fence, spectators in lower left of print., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Close up of Airship 'California Arrow' aloft, pilot visible aboard gondola., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' resting on sawhorses and held by several men; Thomas Baldwin standing on small sawhorse, Roy Knabenshue standing on gondola; crowd behind dirigible and against fence., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' tethered close to ground and held by several men, unidentified man standing and woman sitting on gondola rail., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Airship 'California Arrow' aloft; spectators milling around below, exhibition building in background., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Kite display in Transportation Building, including many tetrahedral kites and a sign for 'The Oionos' Kite modeled after Alexander Graham Bell's prototype., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.
Single-man glider designed by Octave Chanute, pilot Avery in knee britches holding it slightly off the ground., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400.