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- 1916 Curtiss Model F "Seagull" Flying Boat Biplane - The Model F "Seagull," developed by Glenn Curtiss, was among the first successful flying boats made in the United States. More than 150 of the craft were built, with many seeing service in the U.S. Navy. At a time when landing strips were rare but lakes were plentiful, floating aircraft were practical alternatives to wheeled planes.
- 1916
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1916 Curtiss Model F "Seagull" Flying Boat Biplane
The Model F "Seagull," developed by Glenn Curtiss, was among the first successful flying boats made in the United States. More than 150 of the craft were built, with many seeing service in the U.S. Navy. At a time when landing strips were rare but lakes were plentiful, floating aircraft were practical alternatives to wheeled planes.
- 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
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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 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.
- Seaplane at Fordlandia, Brazil - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- 1926-1946
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Seaplane at Fordlandia, Brazil
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.