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Drawing of a Device by Which a Person Can Fly

  • 9/18/1902

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Inventor Fredfrick (sic) Merrill Shaw sent this drawing of a handheld flying machine to President Theodore Roosevelt on September 18, 1902.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General.

National Archives Identifier: 594758

Full Citation: RG92BLUE-DEPT-CA-11; Drawing of a Device by Which a Person Can Fly; 9/18/1902; Fortification Construction Plans and Military Reservation Property Surveys, ca. 1895–ca. 1914; Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/drawing-of-a-device-by-which-a-person-can-fly/, April 8, 2026]

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