Harriet Quimby Cranking the Motor of Her Moisant Monoplane, circa 1911
THF256278 / Harriet Quimby Cranking the Motor of Her Moisant Monoplane, circa 1911
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Artifact Overview
Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to earn a pilot's license in August 1911, and the first woman to fly the English Channel in April 1912. With her trademark purple satin flying suit, Quimby brought a mix of showmanship and skill to her work. She died in an airplane accident near Boston in July 1912, but her influence was lasting.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1911
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
40.188.68
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Plate glass
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
copy signature on front:
Harriet Quimby
typed at bottom border of image:
Miss Harriet Quimby, Dramatic Editor of Leslie's Weekly, who is a pupil / in the Moisant Aviation School at Garden City, long Island, cranking / the motor of her 30-horsepower Moisant monoplane. Miss Quimby is the on- / ly woman monoplanist and the first American woman to try for a pilot's license. / #1005
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