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

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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