Glenn Curtiss and Harold Geiger Observing Curtiss Winter Flying School Trial, San Diego, California, 1912
THF255666 / Glenn Curtiss and Harold Geiger Observing Curtiss Winter Flying School Trial, San Diego, California, 1912
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Artifact Overview
Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss established flying schools both to train pilots for his exhibition team and to generate revenue. Curtiss operated winter schools in San Diego and Miami, and he boasted that only his program offered instruction in both standard airplanes and seaplanes. Lieutenant Harold Geiger commanded the U.S. Army's aviation assets at North Island, off San Diego.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1912
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 7.875 in
Inscriptions
in image lower border:
Curtiss winter flying school, San Diego, Dec. 1912. Lt. Harold / Geiger, USA Army observing a trial for pilots certificate. / C104 / 4294- A.S.
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