Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company photograph album

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: 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

Acquisition Information

Donor: Fritz Wagner, February 20, 2013.

Processing Note

Processed by Linda DeJesus, 2013; Mark Mulder, 2014, processing completed 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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	Front view of JN 4-D cockpit skeleton	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	Man in JN 4-D on field	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	Side view of 18-T Wasp aeroplane on field	circa 1917-1919
1	12	Front view of 18-T Wasp	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	Man sitting in cockpit shaking hands with standing man	circa 1917-1919
1	15	Model F on wooden track	December 19, 1918
1	16	Front view of a Model F on wooden track in harbor at Rockaway, New York	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	Side view of H-S-2-L in the water	circa 1917-1919
1	20	Rear view of H-S-2-L on field	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	Front view of F-5-L flying boat on water	circa 1917-1919
1	25	Rear view of F-5-L flying boat on water	circa 1917-1919
1	26	Front view of F-5-L flying boat on water	circa 1917-1919
1	27	Rear view of F-5-L flying boat water	circa 1917-1919
1	28	Front view of F-5-L flying boat power plant	circa 1917-1919
1	29	Rear view of F-5-L flying boat power plant	circa 1917-1919
1	30	Top view of F-5-L flying boat cockpit and power plant	circa 1917-1919
1	31	Crowd of men around and on an NC-1 on a field	1918
1	32	Side view of NC-1 on a field	October 3, 1918
1	33	NC-1 in flight	circa 1917-1919
1	34	NC-4 on water	circa 1917-1919
1	35	Men guiding NC-4 into water	circa 1917-1919
1	36	Two men on NC-4 on shore	circa 1917-1919
1	37-39	Model OX-5 motor W.H (Photographer)	April 16, 1917
1	40-43	K6 motor	circa 1917-1919
1	44	K12 motor	January 20, 1919
1	45	Top view of K12 motor	January 28, 1919
1	46	Prop end of K12 motor	January 20, 1919
1	47	Magneto end of K12 motor	January 20, 1919
1	48	Side view of K12 motor	circa 1917-1919
1	49	Mr. G.H. Curtiss Harris and Ewing, Washington D.C	circa 1917-1919
1	50	John N. Willys	circa 1917-1919
1	51	Front of Garden City, New Jersey plant	1918
1	52	Aerial view of Curtiss company plants and flying fields	circa 1917-1919
1	53-54	Fuselage Department, Churchill Street D.J.S (Photographer)	August 23, 1918
1	55	Wing structures in Panel Department "G"	November 11, 1918
1	56	Propeller Department D.J.S (Photographer)	January 4, 1919
1	57	Assembly floor	circa 1917-1919
1	58	Case of miniature aeroplane models	circa 1917-1919
1	59	Wind tunnel	July 6, 1918
1	60	Oscillator and stability tests for models	February 24, 1919
1	61	Wind tunnel	February 24, 1919
1	62	Model maker's shop	fFebruary 24, 1919
1	63	Four men posing around delivery plane	circa 1917-1919

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