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Great Highway Dec 11, 1911

Robert G. Fowler, aviator, flight preparations at Life Saving Station for transcontinental flight Sept. 11, 1911 from the Stadium in Golden Gate Park to the East Coast. Early airplane on Great Highway across from Golden Gate Park Life Saving Station. Dutch windmill in background.
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