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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Harry Bingham Brown Scrapbook
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0038
- Creators:
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Brown, Harry Bingham
- Dates:
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bulk 1912-1946
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.35 Cubic feet(1 box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material about Harry Bingham Brown's flying exhibitions and his 1912 altitude record. Materials in this collection include one scrapbook of newspaper clippings and articles, 24 photographs, a piece of correspondence from A. Leo Stevens, two magazines, and his Early Birds membership certificate.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Harry Bingham Brown (1883-1954) was born in Walpole, New Hampshire. He was an amateur pilot and in August 1911 was awarded his Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in England. With A. Leo Stevens as his manager, Brown gained associations with other pioneering aviators, such as George W. Beatty, Harry Atwood, Ruth Law, and her husband, F. Rodman Law, who conducted many daring parachute jumps from Brown's Wright airplane. In 1912 Brown set a new passenger-carrying altitude record, flying 5,000 feet high with Isabella Patterson as his passenger. Brown continued flying exhibitions until his retirement in 1914.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Colleen Apte, Gift, 2014
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Harry Bingham Brown Scrapbook, Accession 2014-0038, 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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Records | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stevens, Albert Leo, 1873-1944 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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