Aviation History: Hoxsey, Johnstone, Latham, and Aeroplane Sheds, Four Wonderfully Annotated Pre-1910 Snapshots rare antique card game ) When the Civil War

) When the Civil War broke out

with hand-painted rather than lithographed color

5 1/4" long measured beak to tail

The added bonus and my very favorite thing about them are the trace memories of the  what I assume were designs on adjacent pages in the album

19th century

Aviation History: Hoxsey, Johnstone, Latham, and Aeroplane Sheds, Four Wonderfully Annotated Pre-1910 Snapshots rare antique card game ) When the Civil WarI know little to nothing about aviation history, but was really struck by these, which, with their evocative handwritten annotations (hard to tell but it looks to me as if scratched onto the negative before printing) for me capture quite a feeling of adventure and excitement about the early days of flight. And the names here are notable ones: (Archibald) Hoxsey (American, worked for the Wright Brothers, first pilot to fly at night); (Ralph) Johnstone