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

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.