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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Aerial Navigation Company Stock Certificate [Rufus Porter]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1028
- Creators:
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Porter, Rufus, 1792-1884
- Dates:
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bulk 1852
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one 7.75 x 5 inch {dollar}5 stock certificate in Aerial Navigation Company, No. 779, dated 19 June 1852, to N. C. Brazeal. The certificate has been mounted.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Rufus Porter (1792-1884) was an artist, musician, teacher, inventor, and the founder of Scientific American magazine. In 1852 he tried to sell {dollar}5 shares of stock in Aerial Navigation Company to fund an "aeroport" or dirigible to carry passengers between New York and California. However, a tornado, vandalism by "rowdy visitors" at the unveiling, and the disintegration of the canvas caused by the varnish eroded his funds for that venture.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Julia Hobson Mills, Gift, 1939
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Aerial Navigation Company Stock Certificate [Rufus Porter], Accession XXXX-1028, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Transcontinental flights -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Stock certificates | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aerial Navigation Co. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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