Paul Davis Early Aviation Photograph Collection

The Paul Davis Early Aviation Photograph Collection is comprised of 16 black-and-white 3.25x4.5" photographs featuring early aircraft. The photographs were taken by an unidentified photographer in 1910 and 1911 in New York, including some during the 1910 Belmont International Aviation Meet. There are two copies of each photograph and nearly all include a brief handwritten caption on the reverse that provides some contextual information, such as date, names, aircraft model and/or manufacturer, and location. Identified aircraft include the Queen-Martin biplane, the Grahame-White New Baby biplane, and the Dietz paraplane. Additional manufacturers include are Curtiss, Nieuport, Sopwith, and Farman. Identified people include "Atwood," Earle Ovington, Hubert Latham, and "Lt. Brookins."