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Curtiss Eagle I Sightseeing Flights Scrapbook [Page]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0341
Creators:
Page, George Augustus, Jr., 1892-1983
Dates:
bulk Circa 1920
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.24 Cubic feet
1 flat box
Repository:
Container:
1
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This album consists of photographs relating to sightseeing flights offered in a Curtiss Eagle I aircraft in Washington, DC, beginning in autumn 1920.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This album consists of photographs relating to sightseeing flights offered in a Curtiss Eagle I aircraft in Washington, DC, beginning in autumn 1920. Many of the photographs show various groups of passengers posed by the aircraft, in most cases the photographs are labeled with names of persons shown as well as the date of the flight. Some pilots are shown, including Bertrand Blanchard Acosta. The photographs also include aerial photography of Washington, DC, as well as some air to air views of the Curtiss Eagle I in flight.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Curtiss Eagle I was a three-engined airliner introduced in 1919 which featured many innovations such as a well-designed and convenience-filled cabin, pilots that were seated within the cabin, and an undercarriage featuring two sets of tandem wheels that incorporated a streamlined metal fairing covering most of each wheel. Beginning in autumn 1920, sightseeing flights in the Curtiss Eagle I were offered in Washington, DC. The flights, which departed from Bolling Field, carried prominent government and elected officials and their families as well as visiting foreign dignitaries.

Administration

Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mr. George A. Page, Jr., Gift, NASM.XXXX.0341
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2021.

Using the Collection

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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Curtiss Eagle I Sightseeing Flights Scrapbook [Page], Accession XXXX-0341, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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