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Nearly 14 years before Lindbergh's flight, a lone inventor had proposed a technology he believed would safely carry air passengers across the ocean in comfort, rivaling the day's luxurious steamships. Our contributor believes a collection of photos and badges links his family to this extraordinary dream. History Detectives investigates what happened to a fantastic engineering marvel.
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54:07
Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting

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Black Tom Shell; USS Olympia Glass; Front Street Blockhouse

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Hindenburg Artifact; Bonus Army Stamp; Dempsey Fight Bell

54:08
China Marine Jacket; Airstream Caravan; Lincoln Forgery

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Japanese Balloon Bomb; Society Circus Program; Camp David Letter

54:07
Red Hand Flag; Seth Eastman Painting; Isleton Tong

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World War II Diary; 1856 Mormon Tale; Annie Oakley Coin

56:01
Great Mexican War Posters; Nora Holt Autograph Book; Muhlenberg Robe

56:46
Investigating a projection screen with possible Cuban Missile Crisis connections.