Curtiss and Wright airplane competition photographs
Creation: 1910Abstract
For what appears a brief moment in early aviation history, the Wright Brothers competed their airplanes in public demonstrations. The Curtiss Exhibition Co.'s Glenn Curtiss piloted one of his biplanes, and Walter Brookins piloted a Wright biplane. Three photos show the Curtiss biplane on the beach before take-off with a Boardwalk crowd nearby. Two others show the Curtiss and Wright airplanes separately in flight.
Dates
- Creation: 1910
Creator
- Unknown (Organization)
Extent
5 item(s)
General Physical Description
5 photographic prints : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 in.
Historical Note
For what appears a brief moment in early aviation history, the Wright Brothers competed their airplanes in public demonstrations. One of these displays took place in Atlantic City in July of 1910. The Curtiss Exhibition Co.'s Glenn Curtiss piloted one of his biplanes, and Walter Brookins piloted a Wright biplane. The aeronautic race soon changed into legal one; the Wright Brothers filed another infringement suit against Curtiss the same month.
Scope and Content
Three photos show the Curtiss biplane on the beach before take-off with a Boardwalk crowd nearby. Two others show the Curtiss and Wright airplanes separately in flight. These images were taken by an unknown amateur photographer.
Location
GL Box 2.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Curtiss and Wright airplane competition photographs
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
