1911 Souvenir Program Glenn Curtiss Aviation Meet 1st Attempt Hydro - Aeroplane
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:18178833 |
Official Souvenir Book and Daily Programme Glenn Curtiss Aviation Meets with photo of Curtiss on cover as plane flies over Statue of Liberty. An amazing piece of aviation history!
The program lists the exhibitions for each day along with the aviators names. Saturday notes "Come again Sunday and see Glenn Curtiss first public attempt to rise from the water in his newest invention the biplane "Water Witch".
Sunday notes: "Glenn Curtiss first attempt to rise from the wat...er in his hydro-aeroplane. The problem of rising from the water an flying over the sea is one that Mr. Curtiss has been endeavoring to solve in his work at North Island. The solution will mark a new era in aviation and prove of the greatest importance to the Navy".
This 31 page book is filled with photos of early planes, Biplane, aviators: Eugene Ely, Charles Willard, James Ward, Augustus Post, J.D. McCurdy, J. C. Mars. Many neat old advertising sponsors.
Cover is detached from the book, all other pages intact with no writing or tears.
FREE Insured Priority mail to USA.
Please ask any questions or let me know if you want additional pics. Thanks.
The program lists the exhibitions for each day along with the aviators names. Saturday notes "Come again Sunday and see Glenn Curtiss first public attempt to rise from the water in his newest invention the biplane "Water Witch".
Sunday notes: "Glenn Curtiss first attempt to rise from the wat...er in his hydro-aeroplane. The problem of rising from the water an flying over the sea is one that Mr. Curtiss has been endeavoring to solve in his work at North Island. The solution will mark a new era in aviation and prove of the greatest importance to the Navy".
This 31 page book is filled with photos of early planes, Biplane, aviators: Eugene Ely, Charles Willard, James Ward, Augustus Post, J.D. McCurdy, J. C. Mars. Many neat old advertising sponsors.
Cover is detached from the book, all other pages intact with no writing or tears.
FREE Insured Priority mail to USA.
Please ask any questions or let me know if you want additional pics. Thanks.
