National Air and Space Museum Archives

Charles G. Loeber Airboat Drawings and Illustration

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2012.0046
Creators:
Loeber, Charles
Dates:
bulk 1890
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.53 Cubic feet
(1 oversized folder)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a 22 by 29 inch drawing, containing a "Side Elevation of Construction" (side view), a "Ground Plan" (top view), and a color illustration of the Charles G. Loeber Airboat, 1890. The drawing comes with a one-page Airboat Construction Fund Plan, which contains information from Loeber about the funds he needs to build his Airboat.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
In 1890, Charles G. Loeber of Boston, Massachusetts, was soliciting funds to build his "Airboat." This may be the same Charles G. Loeber who in 1892 was living in Brooklyn, New York, and wrote the Prospectus for Proving and Introducing the Loeber Air Car

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bonnie Ward, Gift, 2012

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Charles G. Loeber Airboat Drawings and Illustration, Accession 2012-0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airships Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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