This project consists of newspaper clippings gathered by Alexander Graham Bell during the early years of aviation. The material, compiled from American, British, French, and German papers, as well as others, covers a variety of subjects from balloon and airship ascents, air shows, races, and record flights, to accidents, technological developments, and applications. The series ends with a compilation of scrapbook materials relating to the Wrights and early flight, 1903-1947.
This project consists of newspaper clippings gathered by Alexander Graham Bell during the early years of aviation. The material, compiled from American, British, French, and German papers, as well as others, covers a variety of subjects from balloon and airship ascents, air shows, races, and record flights, to accidents, technological developments, and applications. The series ends with a compilation of scrapbook materials relating to the Wrights and early flight, 1903-1947.