#early flight

Published under the pen name, Edith Van Dyne, by L. Frank Baum The Flying Girl (1911). and The Flying Girl and Her Chum, tell the adventures of Orissa Kane, a skilled aviator known as the 'Flying Girl,' and her friend Sybil Cumberfor.

Cutting edge for the time as it was just eight years after the Wright brothers' first flight, and twenty-one years before Amelia Earhart's first flight.

You can read The Flying Girl at the site below.

Three's a Crowd . 09 June 2025 . Early Flight . La Sortie de l'opéra en l'an 2000 . Collecting Cards for Ballooning and Parachutes . Series 1 and 2 . (1890-1900)

La Sortie de l'opéra en l'an 2000 Description English: Print shows a futuristic view of air travel over Paris as people leave the Opera. Many types of aircraft are depicted including buses and limousines, police patrol the skies, and women are seen driving their own aircraft. 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. Français : Une vue futuriste d'une circulation aérienne à Paris à la sortie de l'opéra. Différents types de véhicules aériens sont représentés comme des bus et des limousines, la police patrouillant le ciel et des femmes conduisant leur propre véhicule. lithographie coloriée à la main Date circa 1902 Medium 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.

Early flight

Dark skies

Airport hustle

Headed home