• A city skyline full of biplanes in flight.
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    Humorous drawing by Grandjouan from "L'Assiette au Beurre" depicting a city skyline full of boxy biplanes in flight. The caption reads:

    "--Doit-on prendre sa droite ou sa gauche ?... Son dessus ou son dessous?..."

    ["Do we have to keep right or left? Over or under?..."]

    "Les Aéroplanes," issue No. 398 of the French satirical periodical "L'Assiette au Beurre," 14 November 1908, page 531.

  • A city skyline full of biplanes in flight.

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