G.H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company Workshop Building, Hammondsport, N.Y., 1906-1907
THF626622 / G.H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company Workshop Building, Hammondsport, N.Y., 1906-1907 / front
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Artifact Overview
Glenn Curtiss formed the G.H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company in his hometown of Hammondsport, New York, in 1901. The company built motorcycles until 1913, and Curtiss himself set several speed records. In 1907, he reached 136.36 mph on a 40-horsepower V-8 racing motorcycle. By that time. Curtiss's interests and efforts were increasingly focused on aviation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Subject Date
1906-1907
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.245
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock
Technique
Printing (Process)
Photomechanical processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 3.5 in
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