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- Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911 - On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser <em>Pennsylvania</em> in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- February 17, 1911
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Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911
On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser Pennsylvania in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- Engraving, "A View of Part of the Town of Boston in New-England and British Ships of War Landing their Troops!," 1768 -
- September 01, 1768
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Engraving, "A View of Part of the Town of Boston in New-England and British Ships of War Landing their Troops!," 1768
- Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911 - On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser <em>Pennsylvania</em> in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Glenn Curtiss and His Hydroaeroplane Being Hoisted Aboard the Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania, February 17, 1911
On February 17, 1911, Glenn Curtiss demonstrated the practicality of naval aviation when he flew a hydroaeroplane out to the armored cruiser Pennsylvania in San Diego Bay. Curtiss landed nearby, and he and his aircraft were hoisted aboard the ship. After meeting with officers, Curtiss and his seaplane were lowered back into the water, and the pioneering aviator flew away.
- Trade Card for the United States Baking Company Featuring the Armored War Ship "Australia, " 1889 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1889
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Trade Card for the United States Baking Company Featuring the Armored War Ship "Australia, " 1889
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Ford Eagle Boat Submarine Chaser at Sea, 1919 - To combat German submarine attacks on U.S. cargo ships during World War I, Henry Ford suggested the mass production of submarine chasers. Ford Motor Company accepted a government contract to build these "Eagle Boats" and began production at its partially developed industrial complex along the Rouge River in 1918. By late 1919, Ford had completed 60 Eagle Boats for the U.S. Navy.
- 1919
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Ford Eagle Boat Submarine Chaser at Sea, 1919
To combat German submarine attacks on U.S. cargo ships during World War I, Henry Ford suggested the mass production of submarine chasers. Ford Motor Company accepted a government contract to build these "Eagle Boats" and began production at its partially developed industrial complex along the Rouge River in 1918. By late 1919, Ford had completed 60 Eagle Boats for the U.S. Navy.
- Trade Card for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton, 1891 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton, 1891
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.