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The Collection: Photographers: Unknown photographer

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Walter Brookins and Frank Coffyn prior to takeoff in Wright transitional aircraft in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Frank Coffyn and passenger aboard Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn aboard Model B, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Walter Brookins diving toward the surf in a Wright transitional aircraft, Atlantic City, New Jersey.Walter Brookins flying a Wright transitional aircraft.Portrait of Ralph Johnstone in flying gear.
Ralph Johnstone at the controls of an early Wright Model B.Kingsland Coffyn lying in the sand in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Mrs. Frank Coffyn posing in an early Wright Model B.
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For most of the images in the collection, the photographer is unknown. The Wright team attracted a great number of photographers eager to fill newspapers and magazines with pictures of the brand new aeroplane. Although the pilots obliged their many requests, on one occasion a group of photographers ran out in front of Walter Brookins' plane as he was beginning to land. Brookins had no choice but to immediately nose his airplane into the ground to avoid hitting them.


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