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Geographic Location: Baddeck
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- McCurdy's Silver Dart
This postcard commemorates the first heavier-than-air powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. The successful flight by 23-year-old J.A.D. (Douglas) McCurdy took place on February 23, 1909 over the ice of Baddeck Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He wrote: "I having taken my seat, the machine was released and … This postcard commemorates the first heavier-than-air powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. The successful flight by 23-year-old J.A.D. (Douglas) McCurdy took place on February 23, 1909 over the …Oakville Public Library - Bell's Sygnet [sic]
![Bell's Sygnet [sic]](https://images.halinet.on.ca/OakvilleImages/Images/DF/thumbs/DF029193t.jpg "Bell's Sygnet [sic]")
A postcard sent to Reverend R.B. Layton in San Fernando, Trinidad commemorating the attempted flight of Alexander Graham Bell's Cygnet II. The first flight of the Cygnet occurred in December of 1907. This unsuccessful flight occurred in February of 1909. A postcard sent to Reverend R.B. Layton in San Fernando, Trinidad commemorating the attempted flight of Alexander Graham Bell's Cygnet II. The first flight of the Cygnet occurred in December …Oakville Public Library - Bras D'Or Lakes, Baddeck, C.B., Canada. Courtesy Canadian National Railways
The Bras D'Or Lakes on Cape Breton are quite unique. The lakes, a combination of fresh and salt water, boast low range tides. The gentle waters draw a great number of boaters. The Bras D'Or Lakes on Cape Breton are quite unique. The lakes, a combination of fresh and salt water, boast low range tides. The gentle waters draw a great number …Oakville Public Library - The Late Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, Beinn Bhreagh, Cape Breton, N.S.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) and his wife Mabel (nee Hubbard) (1857-1923) lived at their estate 3 km from Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from the mid 1880s until their deaths. At the beginning they only summered there, but lived there year-round for their later years. As a child, Louise Layton … Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) and his wife Mabel (nee Hubbard) (1857-1923) lived at their estate 3 km from Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from the mid 1880s until their deaths. …Oakville Public Library - Mayflower (1868)
Other Names: May Queen (1879); Official No.: 57712; 100x19x8 Owned by Nova Scotia Railway, Halifax 1877; Bras d'Or Navigation Co., Halifax 1886. Licensed for 40 passengers 1886. Destroyed by fire 30/05/98 Baddeck N. S. ; Final Location: Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada, Burnt Other Names: May Queen (1879); Official No.: 57712; 100x19x8 Owned by Nova Scotia Railway, Halifax 1877; Bras d'Or Navigation Co., Halifax 1886. Licensed for 40 passengers 1886. Destroyed by fire …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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