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- Hoisting Vincent Astor's Burgess-Dunne Seaplane into Its Floating Hangar, 1914-1915 - Vincent Astor inherited a fortune when his father, John Jacob Astor IV, died on the <em>Titanic</em> in 1912. The younger Astor devoted much of his wealth to charitable causes. Vincent Astor also had an interest in aviation. He was one of several philanthropists and business leaders who provided funding for Richard Byrd's polar flights in the 1920s.
- circa 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Hoisting Vincent Astor's Burgess-Dunne Seaplane into Its Floating Hangar, 1914-1915
Vincent Astor inherited a fortune when his father, John Jacob Astor IV, died on the Titanic in 1912. The younger Astor devoted much of his wealth to charitable causes. Vincent Astor also had an interest in aviation. He was one of several philanthropists and business leaders who provided funding for Richard Byrd's polar flights in the 1920s.