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Background imagePioneers Collection: Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, USA, May 1

Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, USA, May 1, 1904. The Wrights had a much more difficult time testing their aircraft at Huffman Prairie than at Kill Devil

Background imagePioneers Collection: Wright Brothers Glider Tests, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA, October 10, 1902

Wright Brothers Glider Tests, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA, October 10, 1902. Historic photo of the Wright brothers third test glider being launched

Background imagePioneers Collection: The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan Fisher

The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan Fisher
The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Natty Bumppo creates a firebreak, scene from " The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper

Background imagePioneers Collection: At the pioneer camp, 1928. Creator: Unknown

At the pioneer camp, 1928. Creator: Unknown
At the pioneer camp, 1928. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of Berdsk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Background imagePioneers Collection: The 'Prairie Schooner'. -- Emigrant wagon on the plains; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific... 1875

The "Prairie Schooner". -- Emigrant wagon on the plains; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific... 1875
The "Prairie Schooner". -- Emigrant wagon on the plains; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imagePioneers Collection: Pioneer's Home, Eagle Cliff, White Mountains, 1859. Creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey

Pioneer's Home, Eagle Cliff, White Mountains, 1859. Creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey
Pioneer's Home, Eagle Cliff, White Mountains, 1859

Background imagePioneers Collection: Delivering Letters in the Australian Bush, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Delivering Letters in the Australian Bush, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Delivering Letters in the Australian Bush, 1911. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1911]

Background imagePioneers Collection: U.S.S. Maine, pioneers, (1896?). Creator: Henry Greenwood Peabody

U.S.S. Maine, pioneers, (1896?). Creator: Henry Greenwood Peabody
U.S.S. Maine, pioneers, (1896?)

Background imagePioneers Collection: The Nebraska and Kansas Territory: Settlers entering Nebraska, Pappea Creek, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Nebraska and Kansas Territory: Settlers entering Nebraska, Pappea Creek, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Nebraska and Kansas Territory: Settlers entering Nebraska, Pappea Creek, 1856. View of...extensive unoccupied territory of the United States...[which] hitherto has been the home of the crafty

Background imagePioneers Collection: U.S.S. Columbia, pioneers, between 1894 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Columbia, pioneers, between 1894 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Columbia, pioneers, between 1894 and 1901

Background imagePioneers Collection: Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. George A. Gray at Controls, at Left And Right are Richardson Brothers who built the plane; 2nd from Left is their uncle

Background imagePioneers Collection: Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Lt. E. Lemaitre And Capt. J.C... 1917

Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Lt. E. Lemaitre And Capt. J.C... 1917
Langley Field, Virginia - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Lt. E. Lemaitre And Captain J.C. Bartolf (or possibly Capt. W.T. Boatwright), 1917

Background imagePioneers Collection: Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Capt. J.C. Bartolf And Lt.E... 1917

Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Capt. J.C. Bartolf And Lt.E... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Field, Virginia - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Captain J.C. Bartolf (or possibly Capt. W.T. Boatwright) And Lt.E. Lemaitre, 1917

Background imagePioneers Collection: Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Capt. J.C. Bartolf And Lt. E... 1917

Langley Field, Va. - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Capt. J.C. Bartolf And Lt. E... 1917
Langley Field, Virginia - French Nieuport Plane, Type 17, with Captain J.C. Bartolf (or possibly Capt. W.T. Boatwright) And Lt. E. Lemaitre, 1917

Background imagePioneers Collection: Langley Field, Va. - Curtis Jn4D Plane, with Olmstead Propeller And Ackerman Wheels, 1917

Langley Field, Va. - Curtis Jn4D Plane, with Olmstead Propeller And Ackerman Wheels, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Field, Virginia - Curtis Jn4D Plane, with Olmstead Propeller And Ackerman Wheels, 1917

Background imagePioneers Collection: Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Anthony Jannus - The Plane with Rufus R... 1912

Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Anthony Jannus - The Plane with Rufus R... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - The Plane with Rufus R. Bermann, Wireless Operator, And Fred Aubert, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Background imagePioneers Collection: Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Bros

Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912
Wright Bros. Flight, between 1909 and 1912. American aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright are generally credited with inventing, building

Background imagePioneers Collection: Woman's Committee Council of National Defense, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woman's Committee Council of National Defense, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woman's Committee Council of National Defense, between 1910 and 1920. Founder Dr. Anna Howard Shaw on the right. Shaw was a doctor, a leader of the women's suffrage movement

Background imagePioneers Collection: 'In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. Creator: John Charlton

'In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. Creator: John Charlton
'In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imagePioneers Collection: Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913

Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. American suffragist and women's rights advocate. Lucy Burns led the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (CUWS)

Background imagePioneers Collection: Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - Left, with Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - Left, with Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - Left, with Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1913. American and British suffragists and women's rights advocates

Background imagePioneers Collection: Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913

Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Burns, Miss Lucy, of C.U.W.S. 1917. American suffragist and women's rights advocate. Lucy Burns led the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (CUWS)

Background imagePioneers Collection: Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913

Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Burns, Miss Lucy, of C.U.W.S. 1917. American suffragist and women's rights advocate. Lucy Burns led the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (CUWS)

Background imagePioneers Collection: Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - in Jail, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S

Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - in Jail, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - in Jail, 1917
Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - in Jail, 1917. American suffragist and women's rights advocate. Lucy Burns led the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (CUWS)

Background imagePioneers Collection: Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B... 1912

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B; Lt. Harry Graham, 1912. [Early test flights in Maryland. Lieutenant Graham flying Wright Brothers aircraft]

Background imagePioneers Collection: Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Background imagePioneers Collection: Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright... Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright, Charlie Taylor; Putting Plane On Launching Rail

Background imagePioneers Collection: Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Hangar, Orville Wright, Right, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Background imagePioneers Collection: Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - Hangar, Wilbur Wright, Right, Showing His Objection To

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - Hangar, Wilbur Wright, Right, Showing His Objection To
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Hangar, Wilbur Wright, Right, Showing His Objection To Being Photographed

Background imagePioneers Collection: First flight of Wright brothers aircraft, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, December 17

First flight of Wright brothers aircraft, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, December 17, 1903. The first powered, heavier-than-air controlled flight in history flight lasted 12 seconds

Background imagePioneers Collection: Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. Creator: NASA

Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. Creator: NASA
Orville Wright tests his glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, 1911. On October 24, 1911 Orville tested a new glider and broke all the previous gliding records by actually soaring

Background imagePioneers Collection: Fred E. Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. Creator: Unknown

Fred E. Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. Creator: Unknown
Fred Weick, Tom Hamilton and Charles Lindbergh, USA, June 1927. American aviators visting the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: Fred E

Background imagePioneers Collection: Your Health is in Your Hands!, 1925. Creator: Yaguzhinsky, Sergei Ivanovich (1862-1947)

Your Health is in Your Hands!, 1925. Creator: Yaguzhinsky, Sergei Ivanovich (1862-1947)
Your Health is in Your Hands!, 1925. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imagePioneers Collection: Scenes from the Pioneers by Cooper, Deerslayer at the Shooting Match, ca. 1850

Scenes from the Pioneers by Cooper, Deerslayer at the Shooting Match, ca. 1850

Background imagePioneers Collection: A Frontier Home, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown

A Frontier Home, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
A Frontier Home, 1860s-70s

Background imagePioneers Collection: Mormon Emigrant Train, Echo Canyon, ca. 1870. Creator: Charles William Carter

Mormon Emigrant Train, Echo Canyon, ca. 1870. Creator: Charles William Carter
Mormon Emigrant Train, Echo Canyon, ca. 1870

Background imagePioneers Collection: Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875

Background imagePioneers Collection: Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875

Background imagePioneers Collection: Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1879, printed 1881

Background imagePioneers Collection: Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, 1872. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, 1872. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, 1872

Background imagePioneers Collection: [Woman Opening Parasol], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

[Woman Opening Parasol], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
[Woman Opening Parasol], 1883-86, printed 1887

Background imagePioneers Collection: [Horse and Rider Galloping], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

[Horse and Rider Galloping], 1883-86, printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
[Horse and Rider Galloping], 1883-86, printed 1887

Background imagePioneers Collection: Sausalito from the N. P. C. R. R. Wharf, Looking South, ca. 1868

Sausalito from the N. P. C. R. R. Wharf, Looking South, ca. 1868
Sausalito from the N.P.C.R.R. Wharf, Looking South, ca. 1868

Background imagePioneers Collection: Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Investigation... of Animal Movements. Commence

Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Investigation... of Animal Movements. Commenced 1872 - Completed 1885. Volume VII, Men and Woman (Draped) Miscellaneous Subjects, 1880s

Background imagePioneers Collection: Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral

Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral
Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Covered wagon, mountains, and broken and fragmentary huts that Indians have left, Northern California, USA

Background imagePioneers Collection: Pilot Knob, 1872. Creator: Henry Duff Linton

Pilot Knob, 1872. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
Pilot Knob, 1872. Covered wagons travelling west past Pilot Rock, a volcanic plug in Oregon, USA: one sees rising in the blue air the singular form of Pilot Knob

Background imagePioneers Collection: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr

Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr
Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Pioneers in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA

Background imagePioneers Collection: The foreign tourists in Leningrad

The foreign tourists in Leningrad. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow



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