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[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over a race track near Hammondsport, New York, July 27, 1908.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, carrying Mr. Douglas McCurdy as Aviator, at Hammondsport, N.Y. July 27, 1908."Caption from bulletin: "22. Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, carrying Mr. J.A. Douglas…
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" attempting to take off]
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' June Bug, placed on pontoons and renamed the Loon, propelled over the water on Lake Keuka, near Hammondsport, N.Y., carrying Mr. Douglas McCurdy as…
[John A. D. McCurdy flying Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug"]
Photograph of John A. D. McCurdy flying the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "June Bug" aircraft at a race track near Hammondsport, New York, July 27, 1908. Inscription on verso: "June Bug / Douglas McCurdy. Hammondsport, July 27, 1908."
[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over a race track near Hammondsport, New York, December 1908. Conflicting dates (December 12 and December 13) are given in the captions. Inscription: "Drome No. 4, McCurdy's Silver-Dart, carrying Mr. Doulas McCurdy as Aviator at Hammondsport, N.Y. Dec. 12,…
[Aerial Experimental Association members at airfield]
Photograph of several members and associates of the Aerial Experimental Association at an airfield near Hammondsport, New York, April 6, 1908. Standing, from left to right: Thomas Scott Baldwin, Frederick Walker Baldwin, J. Newton Williams, John A. D. McCurdy, and Thomas E. Selfridge. Sitting, from left to right: Alexander Graham Bell, William F. Bedwin, and Glenn Hammond Curtiss. Typed caption on…
[Members of the Aerial Experimental Association]
Photograph of several members and associates of the Aerial Experimental Association at an airfield near Hammondsport, New York, April 6, 1908. Standing, from left to right: Thomas Scott Baldwin, Frederick Walker Baldwin, J. Newton Williams, John A. D. McCurdy, and Thomas E. Selfridge. Sitting, from left to right: Alexander Graham Bell, William F. Bedwin, and Glenn Hammond Curtiss.Inscription: "Dr.…
[Airfield in Long Island, New York]
Photograph of an airfield in Long Island, New York, possibly Roosevelt Field, circa 1919.Inscription: "L. I. New York."Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.
[Interned Dutch ships, New York]
Photograph of interned Dutch ships with train tracks in foreground, New York, circa 1917-1919. Inscription on album page: "Dutch boats interned." Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.
[Hudson River, New York]
Photograph of the Hudson River with train tracks in foreground, New York, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "Hudson from N.Y.C. R.R."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.
[Memorial near crashed aircraft at Roosevelt Field]
Photograph of a memorial near a crashed aircraft at Roosevelt Field, New York, circa 1919. The gravestone reads: "Here lies Old Man Flying of Roosevelt Field. Because he got eager and pulled the rough deal / Grass cutting advanced flying was his error, / And into this grave he was shoved in terror. May 16, 1919."Inscription: "L. I. New York."Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I…