obscure objects: octave chanute and the richard...
Many people,whether not most, absorb never heard of Octave Chanute or know what an anemometer is,...
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obscure objects buck rogers spaceship toy
“Buck…Rogers…in the twenty-fifth CEN-TURYYY!” This enthusiastic refrain from a deep-voiced...
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obscure objects: david klein s twa travel posters
In the 1950s and ’60s,when commercial air travel was still considered glamorous, Trans World...
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from the library: orville wright signed book
On September 24,1959, President Eisenhower declared December 17 to be Wright Brothers Day—thus...
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obscure objects: mercury primate capsule and ham...
On May 5,1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. However, and three months earlier...
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