Naval Aviator Albert Cushing Read in Curtiss Airplane, 1915
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Artifact Overview
In addition to his pioneering work with aileron control surfaces, Glenn Curtiss designed and built some of the earliest seaplanes in the United States. His first experiments involved little more than strapping a canoe to the bottom of a standard airplane. But by 1911, the potential of Curtiss's flying boats had earned him a contract with the U.S. Navy.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1915
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
written on back:
Cad[?]t [or Ca[p?]t] Read / USN / Taken 1915
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