Pioneer Collection (#8)

Pioneer Baby's Cradle, 1941. Creator: George V. Vezolles
Pioneer Baby's Cradle, 1941

Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] - Famous French Aeronautic Family, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] - Famous French Aeronautic Family, 1911. [Miller was a pioneering aviator and the fifth licensed woman pilot in the United States

Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix - In Bleriot Plane, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix - In Bleriot Plane, 1911. [Miller was a pioneering aviator and the fifth licensed woman pilot in the United States

Paul Peck, Commercial Aviator - In Gyro Type Plane Sponsored By Berliner At Mineola, N.Y. 1911. Early US aviator who died in a plane crash

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B; Lt. Harry Graham, 1912. [Early test flights in Maryland. Lieutenant Graham flying Wright Brothers aircraft]

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Capt. F.B. Hennessy, Curtiss Plane, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Lieutenant Franklin Kennedy, U.S.A. Aviator - In Curtiss Dual Control Airplane...Maryland, 1912
Lieutenant Franklin Kennedy, U.S.A. Aviator - In Curtiss Dual Control Airplane, Headless; College Park, Maryland, 1912. Early aviator

Aviation, Navy - Commodore J.C. Gillmore In Curtiss Headless Plane, Dual Control... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aviation, Navy - Commodore J.C. Gillmore In Curtiss Headless Plane, Dual Control, At College Park Army Flying Field, Lt. Milling, right, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Army Aviation, College Park - Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Single Control, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park - Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Single Control, 1912. [Early aviation, Maryland, USA. Lieutenant Thomas DeWitt Milling was the first rated pilot in the history of

Army Aviation - College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. Harry Graham, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation - College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. Harry Graham, 1912. [Early test flights in Maryland. Lieutenant Graham flew Wright Brothers aircraft]

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. H. Geiger, Lt. T. Dew. Milling, 1912. [Early aviation pioneers, Maryland, USA

Captain C. Deforest Chandler, U.S. Army Aviator, Comdt. College Park Aviation Field, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Captain C. Deforest Chandler, U.S. Army Aviator, Comdt. College Park Aviation Field, [Maryaland], 1912. [Colonel Charles deForest Chandler, American military aviator

Army Aviation, College Park - Aviator 2nd Lt. Harry Graham, U.S.Army Inf. 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park - Aviator 2nd Lt. Harry Graham, U.S.Army Infantry, 1912. [Early test flights in Maryland. Lieutenant Graham flew Wright Brothers aircraft]

Red Pioneer Chair, c. 1937. Creator: Florence Truelson
Red Pioneer Chair, c. 1937

Claude Grahame-White - Fixing Wing of His Forman Plane, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Claude Grahame-White - Fixing Wing of His Forman [sic] Plane, 1910. [Early aviation: British pioneer Claude Grahame-White flew his Farman III biplane over Washington, D.C

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Grahame-White Flights, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Grahame-White Flights, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Grahame-White Flights, 1910. [Early aviation: British pioneer Claude Grahame-White (5th from right) flew his Farman biplane over Washington, D.C

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright... Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright, Charlie Taylor; Putting Plane On Launching Rail

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Hangar, Orville Wright, Right, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - Hangar, Wilbur Wright, Right, Showing His Objection To
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Hangar, Wilbur Wright, Right, Showing His Objection To Being Photographed

Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix, in Bleriot plane, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Bernetta Miller, Moissant [sic] Aviatrix, in Bleriot plane, between 1910 and 1920. American pioneering aviator Bernetta Adams Miller enrolled for instruction at the Moisant Flying School at

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Ships bound for the Arctic: The Expedition consists of the Resolute, Captain H. T

Houston we have cauliflower - Rocket take-off
Vertigo Artography

Sir Alan Cobham with his de Havilland DH. 60 Moth biplane
Sir Alan John Cobham (18941973) - English aviation pioneer standing in front of his de Havilland DH.60 Moth G-EBKT, a light-weight, two-place, single-engine

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, four planes
Advance Training Machines. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965) was a Scottish peer and record-breaking air pioneer who was later shown to have passed secret

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, Avro 504
The Avro Flight (A) Staff, group photo with Avro 504. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965)

Mercedes Gleitze (1900-1981) - British professional swimmer. She was the first person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel

Harry Hawker - Homecoming of the Australian Aircraft pioneer
Wild scenes greet the return, in 1914, of Harry Hawker (1889-1921) - Australian aviation pioneer - on his return to Australia (to demonstrate the advanced Sopwith Tabloid)

Claude Grahame-White hydroplane, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Claude Grahame-White Hydroplane, 1912. The early aviation pioneer, Claude Grahame-White flew his hydroplane at Cowes over the assembled yachts which included the Royal Yacht which had King George V

A group onboard sea sled Miss England, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Claude Grahame-White in his experimental 45-foot power sledge, Miss England, 3 Sept 1922. Miss England was built of wood by the Cowes firm of S.E. Saunders in 1921

Lahaina harbour and town, Maui, Hawaii, USA
An aerial view of Lahaina harbor and town including the Pioneer Inn, Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Climbing Mt. McKinley, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Climbing Mt. McKinley, between c1900 and 1923

Bartlemy's house, Esquimalt Harbor, between 1858 and 1861. Creator: Unknown
Bartlemy's house, Esquimalt Harbor, between 1858 and 1861. Showing an exterior view of a house with two people standing near the entrance, near the harbor, Esquimalt, British Columbia

The first district conference of young pioneers, 1880. Creator: GP Putintsev
The first district conference of young pioneers, 1880. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents held in the Berdsk Historical Art Museum

Col Ripinski & PO at Chilkat [] /, 1894 and 1895. Creator: Alfred Lee Broadbent
Col Ripinski & PO at Chilkat [] /, 1894 and 1895. Showing S. Ripinsky and two men standing outside the Post Office at Chilkat

New Year's Reception at the White House, Washington - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Creator: Unknown
New Year's Reception at the White House, Washington - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. New Year's Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Americans generally

NY, NYC, Central Park, Women's Rights Pioneers Monument
2005-309343-01

Portrait of Florence Nightingale, pub 1932 (print)
3794212 Portrait of Florence Nightingale, pub 1932 (print); (add.info.: Florence Nightingale - Pioneer of modern nursing, a writer and a noted statistician: 12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910)

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre, 1838 (print from a daguerreotype)
2630145 Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre, 1838 (print from a daguerreotype) by Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande (1787-1851); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grand rush for Indian territory (litho)
PNP464797 Grand rush for Indian territory (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Portrait of a young boy, 1889 (photo)
3091119 Portrait of a young boy, 1889 (photo) by Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow (1853-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Meadow (Frank) Sutcliffe (1853 - 1941)

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"Pioneers: Trailblazers of Progress and Courage" Rosalind Franklin: A pioneer in the field of molecular biology, her groundbreaking work on DNA structure laid the foundation for modern genetics. Amelia Earhart: An iconic US aviation pioneer, she defied gender norms and became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The Royal Logistic Corps: Serving as pioneers in military logistics, they ensure efficient support to British armed forces worldwide. David Attenborough: A pioneering naturalist and broadcaster, his documentaries have enlightened millions about our planet's biodiversity and conservation needs. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: As Britain's first female doctor, she shattered societal barriers and paved the way for women in medicine. Porter Rockwell / CDV (Carte de Visite): Known as a legendary frontier figure during America's westward expansion, he exemplified resilience and resourcefulness. Amy Johnson - pioneering English pilot: Breaking records as a fearless aviator, she was one of Britain's most celebrated female pilots during the early 20th century. Poster from Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day Campaign: This poster symbolizes an era when aviation pioneers inspired dreams of flight among generations worldwide. Howard Hughes: An American aviation pioneer turned industrialist, his innovative designs revolutionized aircraft technology while pushing boundaries in film production too. First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut (1636): These brave individuals embarked on a perilous journey to establish one of America's oldest cities—laying foundations that endure today. Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English female pilot - pictured standing tall beside her aircraft; her determination continues to inspire aspiring aviators around the world. BUSN2A-00012 : This unique identifier represents an important milestone or achievement within a business context—a testament to those who dared to pioneer new ventures and ideas.