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Lot 852

1910-20 French Aviation Photo Archive. 70 original photogra...

Estimate: $400 - $600

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1910-20 French Aviation Photo Archive. 70 original photographs of various French flying machines and pilots, including many World War 1 aces, pioneers and political figures. Some include Verrier in the Maurice Farman biplane, Deperdussin, M. Barbot flight across English Channel, Lts. Lucas and Hennequin, Vedrines crash, Charles Nieuport, Jacques Schneideer, Farman, Capt. Bellenger, exterior of Bleriot factory with airplane on horse drawn cart, Farman glider, early Bleriot airplanes in Morocco, Paris square exhibition of German WWI aircraft debris, Vedrines landing on Paris rooftop, King of Golanarros, and General Guillaumet at airfield, Pegoud piloting Bleriot monoplane, set of photos of President Alexandre Millerand visiting pilots and inspecting early airplanes, M. Poincare and Col. Hirschauer, Gral. Joffre inspecting air squadron, and others. Good.