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- Advertising Poster, "Patterson Aviator," 1915-1916 - In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. Manufacturers quickly adopted the new poster style to advertise their products. This poster promotes the aerial entertainment services of the Patterson Aviators of Detroit, Michigan, in the 1910s. It shows the Wright brothers' Model B biplane which aviators often purchased for performing aerial exhibitions.

- 1914-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "Patterson Aviator," 1915-1916
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. Manufacturers quickly adopted the new poster style to advertise their products. This poster promotes the aerial entertainment services of the Patterson Aviators of Detroit, Michigan, in the 1910s. It shows the Wright brothers' Model B biplane which aviators often purchased for performing aerial exhibitions.
- Advertising Poster, "Patterson Aviator," 1915-1916 - Buyers for early airplanes were few and far between, but there was no shortage of people willing to pay to watch "birdmen" fly. Many pioneering manufacturers formed exhibition teams. These teams traveled the country and staged elaborate shows, filled with daredevil stunts, for paying audiences. It was dangerous work, but it brought considerable publicity to the budding aviation industry.

- 1915-1916
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "Patterson Aviator," 1915-1916
Buyers for early airplanes were few and far between, but there was no shortage of people willing to pay to watch "birdmen" fly. Many pioneering manufacturers formed exhibition teams. These teams traveled the country and staged elaborate shows, filled with daredevil stunts, for paying audiences. It was dangerous work, but it brought considerable publicity to the budding aviation industry.
- World War I Poster, Battle in the Sky, circa 1917 - World War I drove technological innovations in many fields, including aviation. As pilots gained experience, they proved the airplane's utility in war. This 1917 poster idealized wartime aviation.

- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
World War I Poster, Battle in the Sky, circa 1917
World War I drove technological innovations in many fields, including aviation. As pilots gained experience, they proved the airplane's utility in war. This 1917 poster idealized wartime aviation.