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Ruth Bancroft Law grips the controls of a Curtiss pusher sometime around 1912 (Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images). (Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images
Ruth Bancroft Law grips the controls of a Curtiss pusher sometime around 1912 (Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images). (Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images