Curtiss Field Photographs Nelson
Object Details
- Names
- Smith, Elinor.
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Sikorsky (USA) S-38 Amphibion Family
- Sikorsky S-36B
- Curtiss Field -- New York, Garden City
- Provenance
- Neil Anders Nelson, Gift, 2013, NASM.2013.0034
- Summary
- Curtiss Field was located in Garden City, Long Island on the site of what was originally part of Hazelhurst Field. Alfred H. Nelson was a licensed Aircraft & Engine mechanic at Curtiss Field in the 1920s. This collection consists of six black and white and sepia-toned photographs taken at Curtiss Field during that timeframe.
- Biographical / Historical
- Curtiss Field was located in Garden City, Long Island on the site of what was originally part of Hazelhurst Field. Alfred H. Nelson was a licensed Aircraft & Engine mechanic at Curtiss Field in the 1920s.
- Extent
- 0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Date
- 1920s
- Archival Repository
- National Air and Space Museum Archives
- Identifier
- NASM.2013.0034
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Citation
- Curtiss Field Photographs [Nelson], NASM.2013.0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement
- Collection is in original order.
- Processing Information
- Arranged and described by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2013. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd in 2020.
- Rights
- 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
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Scope and Contents
- This collection consists of six black and white and sepia-toned photographs taken at Curtiss Field in the late 1920s. Two of the photographs are 4 by 5 inches in size and the remainder are 8 by 10 inches. Aircraft shown in the photographs include the Sikorsky S-36B and the Sikorsky S-38B Amphibian, including the Sikorsky S-36B Dawn. People shown in the photographs include Alfred H. Nelson, Elinor Smith, Harry Hopkins, and other mechanics and pilots.
- Restrictions
- No restrictions on access.
- Record ID
- ebl-1529534406224-1529534406227-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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