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[Front of Louis Blériot's airplane, showing engine and part of propeller]
Summary
George Grantham Bain Collection.
Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Heavier than Air: From first heavier-than-air manned flights, to a dawn of modern aviation.
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Date
01/01/1909
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
