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Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company photograph album, 1917-1919
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, inc
- Title
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company photograph album
- Dates
- 1917-1919 (inclusive)19171919
- Quantity
- 1 album with 63 photographic prints (1 box) ; 8 x 10 in
- Collection Number
- PH1180
- Summary
- The photograph album contains photographs of Curtiss airplanes, airplane engines, Curtiss company plants in Garden City, Port Washington, and Rockaway, as well as various departments that were part of the building and testing of Curtiss airplanes
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was started by Glenn H. Curtiss. Curtiss was recruited by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, to be among the founding members of Bell's Aerial Experimental Association and then later left and started his own company, the Curtiss Aeroplane Company. The company became the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in January 1916 with the combination of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company and the Curtiss Motor Company.
The company expanded during World War I when the military needed airplanes. It became the largest manufacturer in the world producing 10,000 aircraft during the war. Curtiss provided aircraft and training for pilots which was instrumental in the development of U.S. Naval Aviation. The Curtiss HS-2L flying boat was used extensively in the war for anti-submarine patrols. The Royal Navy and Curtiss worked together to design flying boats; this culminated with the NC-4, the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1919. The company remained the largest manufacturer of aircraft in the United States througout the 1920s and 1930s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The album contains photographs of Curtiss airplanes such as the JN-4D, Oriole, 18T, H-S-2-L, H-16, F-5-L, NC-1, and NC-4. The album also contains photographs of airplane engines as well as photographs of the Curtiss company plants in Garden City, New Jersey, Port Washington, New York, and Rockaway, New York, as well as various departments that were part of the building and testing of Curtiss airplanes. The Department of Education and Sales Promotion of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company primarily produced the photographs, however some were made by outside photographers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Photograph AlbumReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Album | item | ||
1 | 1 |
Two men in JN 4-D on field
W.H
(Photographer)
|
June 24, 1917 |
1 | 2 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 3 |
Rear view of JN 4-D cockpit
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
February 21, 1919 |
1 | 4 |
JN 4-D rudder and elevator skeleton
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
February 21, 1919 |
1 | 5 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 6 |
Side view two men and woman in a Model 17 on
field
The Model 17 is also known as the "Oriole."
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 7 |
Two men and woman in a Model 17 on field
The Model 17 is also known as the "Oriole."
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 8 |
Woman climbing into a Model 17 cockpit on field near
building
The Model 17 is also known as the "Oriole."
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 9 |
Side view of man in an 18-B cockpit on field
The 18-B is also known as the "Hornet."
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 10 |
Rear view of man in an 18-B cockpit on field
The 18-B is also known as the "Hornet."
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 11 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 12 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 13 |
Side view of a plane, man in cockpit
This is an HA Mail plane. The HA series was also known as the
Curtiss Model 16.
|
January 16, 1919 |
1 | 14 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 15 | December 19, 1918 | |
1 | 16 | December 19, 1918 | |
1 | 17 |
Side view of water plane on wooden track
This is an HA-1 Dunkirk Fighter. Both the HA and HA-1 (also
known as the Model 16) were intended to be fighter sea planes, but never went
into production.
|
December 23, 1918 |
1 | 18 |
Front view of water plane, at Rockaway, New
York
This is an HA-1 Dunkirk Fighter.
|
December 23, 1918 |
1 | 19 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 20 | November 27, 1918 | |
1 | 21 |
Front view of H-16 hull in factory
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 22 |
Interior H-16 hull in factory
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 23 |
H-16 gasoline system in factory
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
June 4, 1918 |
1 | 24 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 25 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 26 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 27 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 28 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 29 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 30 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 31 | 1918 | |
1 | 32 | October 3, 1918 | |
1 | 33 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 34 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 35 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 36 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 37-39 |
Model OX-5 motor
W.H
(Photographer)
|
April 16, 1917 |
1 | 40-43 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 44 | January 20, 1919 | |
1 | 45 | January 28, 1919 | |
1 | 46 | January 20, 1919 | |
1 | 47 | January 20, 1919 | |
1 | 48 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 49 |
Mr. G.H. Curtiss
Harris and Ewing, Washington D.C
|
circa 1917-1919 |
1 | 50 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 51 | 1918 | |
1 | 52 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 53-54 |
Fuselage Department, Churchill Street
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
August 23, 1918 |
1 | 55 | November 11, 1918 | |
1 | 56 |
Propeller Department
D.J.S
(Photographer)
|
January 4, 1919 |
1 | 57 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 58 | circa 1917-1919 | |
1 | 59 | July 6, 1918 | |
1 | 60 | February 24, 1919 | |
1 | 61 | February 24, 1919 | |
1 | 62 | fFebruary 24, 1919 | |
1 | 63 | circa 1917-1919 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)