National Air and Space Museum Archives

Thomas Brothers Corporation Historic Aircraft Photo Album

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.1125
Creators:
Thomas Brothers Co.
Dates:
1909 - 1917
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
Folder
Repository:
This collection consists of an album of black and white photographs of Thomas Brothers Corporation aircraft.
This collection is in English.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an album of black and white photographs of Thomas Brothers Corporation aircraft, including the following models: Thomas (Brothers) Model 10AT; Thomas (Brothers) Nacelle Pusher, Single-Place; Thomas (Brothers) No.1; Thomas (Brothers) TA; Thomas (Brothers) TA Hydro; Thomas (Brothers) E; Thomas (Brothers) Monoplane; Thomas (Brothers) Nacelle Pusher, Three-Place; Thomas (Brothers) 1st Flying Boat; Thomas (Brothers) 2nd Flying Boat; Thomas (Brothers) Metal Flying Boat; Thomas (Brothers) T-2; Thomas (Brothers) D-2; Thomas (Brothers) HS; Thomas (Brothers) B-3; Thomas (Brothers) D-5; Thomas (Brothers) D-2 Seaplane; and Thomas (Brothers) BP. The photographs also include the following Thomas-Morse aircraft and engines: Thomas-Morse SH-4; Thomas-Morse S-4; Thomas-Morse S-4B; Thomas-Morse S-5 Prototype (S-4 on Floats); Thomas-Morse S-4C; Thomas-Morse MB-1; Thomas-Morse S-4E; Thomas-Morse S-7; Thomas-Morse S-6; Thomas-Morse MB-2; Thomas-Morse MB-3; Thomas-Morse Model 8-88 8-Cylinder V 250-hp; Thomas-Morse Model 8-90 Engine; and Thomas-Morse Model 8-Cylinder V 135-hp.

Arrangement

Arrangement
No arrangement, just one item.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Thomas Brothers Corporation was formed in 1909 by William T. and Oliver W. Thomas in Hammondsport, New York. In 1913, the brothers incorporated the Thomas Brothers Aeroplane Corporation in in Bath, NY, where they manufactured their early aircraft. At the end of 1914, they moved the company to Ithaca, NY, where they built aircraft for the Royal Naval Air Service and the United States Navy and Army Signal Corps. In 1917 the Thomas Brothers merged with the Morse Chain Company resulting in the formation of Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation. Thomas-Morse became a Consolidated Aircraft Corporation subsidiary in 1929, and was dissolved in 1935.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.1125
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 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
Thomas Brothers Corporation Historic Aircraft Photo Album, NASM.XXXX.1125 National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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