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Markham Waves to the Crowd

Date: 09 1936
Description: Beryl Markham, a former Kenyan bush pilot, waves to the crowd as she arrives at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. She had just completed the first solo east...
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"Wrong Way" Corrigan

Date: 08 09 1938
Description: Douglas Corrigan examining a compass with General Evan Humphreys after Corrigan "mistakenly" flew from New York to Ireland. Corrigan claimed that he had re...
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Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Stockade

Date: 05 01 1950
Description: Caption reads: "Citizens of Mosinee who could not show proper credentials were thrown into the stockade. Photo shows women pleading for food as armed guard...
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Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Rationing

Date: 05 01 1950
Description: Caption on back reads: "All foodstuffs is confiscated by Red authorities and rationed to the citizens. Mrs. Delbert Bauer is shown as she gets her cup of P...
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Pearl White and Virginia Chang

Date: 07 03 1936
Description: Pearl White welcomed to Shanghai by Virginia Chang, the daughter of the Chinese minster to Chile. Both women are dressed very nicely.

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