Aeronautics Collection

Otto Lilienthal makes one of his last flights, 1896 (1956). Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) German gliding pioneer and aeronautical inventor, flying one of his gliders

The Santos Dumont Air-ship rounding the Eiffel Tower, on October 19th 1901, (c1910). Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) in his airship (dirigible)

Louis Bleriot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936)

President Eisenhower with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan, August 19, USA, 1958. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower (centre) swears in Dr. T

Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921
Curtiss JN-4 " Jenny" aircraft with model wing suspended, June 22, 1921. Active aircraft biplane, NACA 29-38131, with model wing suspended during flight

Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Glenn Hammond Curtiss was the manufacturer of the Curtiss Airplane

Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920
Model airplane, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Scientific apparatus with propellers

Aeronautic Div, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Aeronautic Div, between 1910 and 1920
Aeronautic Division, between 1910 and 1920. US military personnel

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Early Thomas-Morse American Plane, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds; Early Thomas-Morse American Plane, 1917. First World War aviation, USA. The Thomas-Morse S-4 Scout biplane advanced trainer

Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds, Caproni Biplane, Italian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Allied Aircraft - Demonstration At Polo Grounds, Caproni Biplane, Italian, 1917. First World War aviation, USA

'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Portrait of the French chemist and physicist.. The war-balloon which had been employed by the French army in Egypt was given to the custody of MM

The Nassau balloon passing over Liege at night, 1836, (1886). Charles Green (1785-1870) built the Nassau balloon which he flew from Vauxhall Gardens in London to Weilburg, Nassau, Germany

Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

John Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), British aviators, 1919. Alcock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight on 14 June 1919

Otto Lilienthal, German aeronaut, early 20th century. Lilienthal taking to the air in one of his gliders. He made more than 2000 flights before being killed in a crash

Students at Washington High School at class, training... to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif
Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. Ralph Angar, instructor

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

A rivet is her fighting weapon... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Putting the nose section of a mighty transport... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Putting the nose section of a mighty transport plane in place in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

A lathe operator machining parts for... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping our countrys planes in top-notch fighting condition, Corpus Christi, Texas. Wife of a disabled World War I veteran, Mrs

Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees receive training to fit them for important work, Corpus Christi, Texas

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base... 1942
Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas

Answering the nations need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made arrangement for the 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Answering the nations need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made arrangement for the care of her two children during the day and joined her husband at work in the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi

Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Air... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Working on the wing center section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working on the wing center section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a C-87 transport at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Lowering an engine in place in assembling a C-87... Consolidated Aircraft
Lowering an engine in place in assembling a C-87 transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

A mating operation on a transport plane... Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A mating operation on a transport plane just before it comes to the pre-assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Beulah Faith, 20, used to be sales clerk... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Beulah Faith, 20, used to be sales clerk in department store, reaming tools for transport on lathe machine, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport, before the plane leaves the last station on the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Mrs. Cora Ann Bowen (left) works as a cowler at the Naval Air Base... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Mrs. Cora Ann Bowen (left) works as a cowler at the Naval Air Base; Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis is a senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Department, Corpus Christi, Texas

Working in the Assembly and Repair Dept. of the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working in the Assembly and Repair Dept. of the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Fitting the tail of a transport plane to the wing... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, TX, 1942
Fitting the tail of a transport plane to the wing center section in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Working on a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working on a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87... Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87 transport plane at the end of the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

NYA employees receiving training in the Assem... U.S. Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
NYA employees receiving training in the Assembly and Repair Dept. U.S. Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, TX, 1942
Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma, used to do office work. Removing paper from pilots window(?), Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Lathe operator machining parts... Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, TX, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic in the Assembly and Repair Department at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

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