Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
National Air and Space Museum Archives
A. Leo Stevens Glass Plate Photography Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1997.0039
- Creators:
-
Stevens, Albert Leo, 1873-1944
- Dates:
-
1900-1915
- Languages:
-
English.
- Physical Description:
-
0.52 Cubic feet(1 slim legal document box) (1 shoebox) (1 small shoebox)0.89 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 37 glass negatives, 22 glass lantern slides, and 4 transparencies depicting the life and career of Stevens, circa 1900-1915. There are also corresponding negatives and contact prints for these 63 images.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Albert Leo Stevens (1873-1944) was an accomplished balloonist and aviation pioneer. Stevens began making ascensions when he was twelve and began manufacturing balloons and dirigibles at the age of 20. Stevens was an exhibitor in parachute, balloon, dirigible, and human cannonball shows and also was a participant in races such as the Gordon Bennett Balloon Races. Stevens flew one of the very first successful dirigibles in the United States in 1906 and opened the first private airfield in the nation in 1909. In the latter part of his career, Stevens became a flight promoter and worked with such pioneering aviators as Harry Atwood, Harry Bingham Brown, George Beatty, and Harriet Quimby. Stevens also played a key role in the development of safety features for parachutes.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Chris and Maureen Lynch, Valhalla Aerostation, Purchase, 1997, 1997-0039, Public Domain
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
---|---|---|---|
Airships | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Balloons | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Glass negatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Transparencies | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lantern slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stevens, Albert Leo, 1873-1944 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
Business Number: Phone: 703-572-4045
NASMRefDesk@si.edu