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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Springfield Aircraft Corporation Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1988.0004
- Creators:
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Springfield Aircraft Co.
- Dates:
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1917-1921
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.25 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 57 original photographs. They comprise some of the most detailed views of Curtiss JN-4's built under contract. Also included are rare photographs of the company's factory and a Liberty Bond drive parade.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In an effort to assist the war in 1917, J. G. White and Company of New York established the Springfield Aircraft Corporation, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Through the persistence of the corporation's vice-president and general manager, Willis M. Rose, and K. D. Owen, production manager, the corporation was awarded a contract to build more than 500 Curtiss JN-4D training aircraft.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Henry Martin Rose, Gift, 1987, 1988-0004, NASM
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
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
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield (Curtiss) JN-4D | 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 |
| Aircraft industry -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aircraft industry | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Owen, K. D. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rose, Willis M. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Springfield Aircraft Co. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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