[Aviation in Arizona Territorial Period] Photographs

While there are articles in the Arizona Republican on February 9, 1910 about the aviation event at the Territorial Fairgrounds, there are no photographs of the event. Card #1 postmarked Phoenix Feb 13, 1910 is a cyanotype photo of Louis Paulman "Making his record breaking flight for altitude 4600 feet" showing the crowd below, on the verso of the card the writer notes: "saw the airship today, Phoenix 2-11-10. Card No. 2 shows "Glenn Curtiss on his great Flight at [place scratched out] Arizona. Verso of Card states it was at the Ball Park, Douglas, Ariz, 2-27-10; Item #3 is an original photograph with verso noting view of an areoplane ? in Douglas Arizona to fly over the desert. signed Aloysius Coll. the later was a publisher and writer for the Weekly Journal Miner and involved with the Douglas Chamber of Commerce [top edge trimmed about 1/16" after removal from an original photo album].. These items are rare and in remarkable condition.