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The Aviator : Photographs
![McConnell photographs. The Aviator, ca. 1920. McConnell photographs. The Aviator, ca. 1920.](https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ea38b40ba6f740a560465b56ff9f4c12.jpg)
The Aviator, ca. 1920
This view shows the statue as it would have looked shortly after its installation and dedication in June, 1919.
![McConnell photographs. The Aviator, Miller Hall, and Memorial Gymnasium McConnell photographs. The Aviator, Miller Hall, and Memorial Gymnasium](https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/files/square_thumbnails/59c6836e52c32d9e23dd611072039110.jpg)
The Aviator, Miller Hall, and Memorial Gymnasium
This photograph was taken after the construction of Memorial Gymnasium, but before the that of Alderman Library in 1938; the view shows the statue's original relationship to Miller Hall. Note that much of vegetation surrounding the statue has been removed.
![McConnell photographs. The Aviator, ca. 1943 McConnell photographs. The Aviator, ca. 1943](https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cad286c2e988ee3402da21751c6b74fe.jpg)
The Aviator, ca. 1943
This photograph taken in the mid-1940s (after the construction of Alderman Library) shows elimination of the statue's leafy setting; the statue now serves as the terminus for the walkway in front of the library.
![McConnell photographs. The Aviator, ca. 1965 (front) McConnell photographs. The Aviator, ca. 1965 (front)](https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/files/square_thumbnails/ddcddf43f89e7c22c97fdb58a6c6aa10.jpg)
The Aviator, ca. 1965 (front)
These views show the statue in the setting it occupied for middle part of the 20th century.