National Air and Space Museum Archives

William H. Sheahan Early Aviation Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0523
Creators:
Sheahan, William H., 1872-1956
Dates:
1912-1921
bulk 1912-1915
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
This collection consists of 62 photographs taken by William H. Sheahan of early aircraft and aviators, mostly at Hempstead Plains Field where he took lessons.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 62 photographs taken by William H. Sheahan of early aircraft and aviators, mostly at Hempstead Plains Field where he took lessons. Aircraft represented in the collection include a Bellanca monoplane; Blériot XI; various Curtiss aircraft models including biplane and pusher types; Curtiss JN-4 Jenny and Curtiss JN-4Can Canuck; LWF Twin DH-4; a Deperdussin monoplane; a Gallaudet (Aircraft) Military Tractor Biplane; various models produced by Heinrich (Aeroplane Co); Moisant (Co) 1914 Bluebird Monoplane; and Wright (Co) Model B.

Arrangement

Arrangement
This collection is in original order. Images in this collection have been catalogued previously and were assigned the following image numbers: SI-94-12971 to SI-94-13026 and SI-94-13758 to SI-94-13764.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
William H. Sheahan (1872-1956) first became interested in aviation in 1910 and he spent part of the 1912 and 1913 summers at the Heinrich Aviation School, Hempstead Plains Field (now Roosevelt Field), Long Island. Sheahan soloed in a Heinrich monoplane and later took flying lessons at Curtiss Field, Long Island, during 1920-1922. Sheahan was a member of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, and was in charge of the Hall of Aviation at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Sheahan also applied for membership in the Early Birds.

Administration

Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
William H. Sheahan, gift, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0523
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams, 1994. Updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2019.

Digital Content


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
William H. Sheahan Early Aviation Photographs, NASM.XXXX.0523, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Bleriot XI Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curtiss Pusher R Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Curtiss JN-4Can Canuck Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Deperdussin Aircraft Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gallaudet Type C Military Tractor Biplane Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heinrich (Aeroplane Co) 1915 Model E Family Military Tractor Biplane Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heinrich (Aeroplane Co) 1915 Model C Monoplane Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Huntington (CT) Aircraft Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moisant (Monoplane Co) 1914 Bluebird Monoplane Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Schmitt (Maximilian) 1915 Monoplane Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wright (Co) Model B Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Sheahan, William H., 1872-1956 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hempstead Plains Field (N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Roosevelt Field (N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heinrich Aviation School, Hempstead Plains Field (N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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