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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)
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.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donor: Fritz Wagner, February 20, 2013.

Processing Note

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

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