Inventor Name
Curtiss Flying School Photographs
Repository
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Archives Division
Room 3100, MRC 322
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-2320
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch/
Physical Description
2 cubic ft.
Summary
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) worked with mechanical objects, seeking faster forms of travel. He developed bicycles, motorcycyles, and aircraft. This collection consists of mounted photographs depicting Curtiss aircraft, flying schools, plants, and personnel. The photos were assembled by Alpha Rickard Clemons, Service Manager at Curtiss’ Hammondsport plant during World War I.
