As Safe as a Suspension Bridge, 1919-1920
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Artifact Overview
Glenn Curtiss, whose airplane business flourished during World War I, established a state-of-the-art research and experimentation facility on Long Island, New York, in 1917. At the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, a handpicked team built, tested, and refined propellers, engines, and airplanes. This brochure claimed a scientific approach made Curtiss airplanes as safe as the more established modes of transportation Americans already trusted.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Subject Date
1919-1920
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.244
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.063 in
Width: 8.5 in
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