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Lantern slide. T.E. Lawrence with Emir Abdullah, c. 1917.

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Ambrose Bierce (1842-?), circa 1896. American writer and journalist. In 1913, Bierce crossed the border into Mexico, in the middle of the Mexican Revolution. joining Pancho Villa's army as an observer. After a last letter to a friend, dated December 26, 1913, he vanished and was never seen again.

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On 20 April 2008, Brazilian priest Adelir Antônio de Carli left Paranaguá (PR), bound for Dourados, in Mato Grosso do Sul. He flew in colourful helium balloons and aimed to stay in the air for 20 hours. The winds carried him into the Atlantic Ocean, communications and navigation failed, and his body was only found, by chance, 3 months later by a ship.

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Étienne-Jules Marey, Georges Demenÿ in a black suit with a white stripe down side, 1884.

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Andrée’s Polar Expedition. A seagull displayed at the tent. Probably shot by Andrée on the 22th of August 1897 and recovered in 1930 [Photo Nils Strindberg - Teknisca museer]

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Andrée’s Polar Expedition (1897). A found expedition camera (1930) [via Tekniska museet].

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Andrée's Polar Expedition, Siptzberg, 1897. Interior of the balloon [Photo Alexis Machuron; Grenna Museum– Andréexpeditionen Polarcenter]

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Andrées balloon station, Virgohamna, 1897 [Photo Ludvig Blunck, Norwegian Polar Institute]

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01 Nov 1947, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA --- Howard Hughes makes preparations for the historic flight of the Spruce Goose. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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01 Nov 1947, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA Howard Hughes makes preparations for the historic flight of the Spruce Goose. Designed to be used during World War…

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A map of Amelia Earhart’s flight that appeared in The Denver Post on July 3, 1937.

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