Photograph of a pilot at the controls of an unidentified flying boat, circa 1900s-1920s. Caption on envelope: "Flying boat and pilot, close up of pilot."
Photograph of a Curtiss J aircraft (right) and a Curtiss F Boat aircraft (left) in flight, circa 1900s-1920s.Caption on envelope: "Models J and F in flight."
Photograph of several men readying the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft at a lakeside dock, likely at Keuka Lake, New York, circa 1908. Inscription on verso: "Not in book. Loon."
Photograph of several men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft at Keuka Lake, New York, November 1908. The man on the left has a tripod-mounted camera.Inscription on verso: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June…
Photograph of several men gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft near Hammondsport, New York, November 5, 1908.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, placed on pontoons and renamed the Loon, on Lake…
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft on Keuka Lake, New York, November 5, 1908.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, placed on pontoons and renamed the Loon at Hammondsport, N.Y., Nov. 5,…
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, attempting to take off on Keuka Lake, New York, November 5, 1908. The aircraft did not get airborne.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss'…
Photograph of people working on the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, Keuka Lake, New York, December 1908. Caption on verso: "The Loon. This was the first attempt with a water aeroplane. The June Bug being transformed…
Photograph of Lieutenant John Porte (right), Glenn Curtiss (center), and an unidentified man with the Curtiss Model H "America" aircraft, circa 1910.
Caption on envelope: "Curtiss in front of America / 86 / Lt. John Porte in hat / 1910."