Summary
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- Collection ID:
- NASM.2013.0034
- Dates:
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1920s
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
Curtiss Field was located in Garden City, Long Island on the site of what was originally part of Hazelhurst Field. Alfred H. Nelson was a licensed Aircraft & Engine mechanic at Curtiss Field in the 1920s. This collection consists of six black and white and sepia-toned photographs taken at Curtiss Field during that timeframe.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six black and white and sepia-toned photographs taken at Curtiss Field in the late 1920s. Two of the photographs are 4 by 5 inches in size and the remainder are 8 by 10 inches. Aircraft shown in the photographs include the Sikorsky S-36B and the Sikorsky S-38B Amphibian, including the Sikorsky S-36B
Dawn
. People shown in the photographs include Alfred H. Nelson, Elinor Smith, Harry Hopkins, and other mechanics and pilots.Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Curtiss Field was located in Garden City, Long Island on the site of what was originally part of Hazelhurst Field. Alfred H. Nelson was a licensed Aircraft & Engine mechanic at Curtiss Field in the 1920s.
Administration
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2013. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2020.
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Neil Anders Nelson, Gift, 2013, NASM.2013.0034
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Curtiss Field Photographs [Nelson], NASM.2013.0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sikorsky (USA) S-38 Amphibion Family | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sikorsky S-36B | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss Field -- New York, Garden City | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Smith, Elinor. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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