Curtiss Flying Boat, 1920-1925
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Artifact Overview
Seaplanes were especially practical at a time when airstrips were rare and airports were all but nonexistent. By building the airplane's fuselage in the form of a boat hull or mounting a set of pontoon floats on the landing gear, any sufficiently large body of water became a runway.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1920-1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.898
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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