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Creator:
Stephens, James Shand, 1860-  Search this
Names:
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company  Search this
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930  Search this
Stephens, James Shand, 1860-  Search this
Stinson, Katherine  Search this
Stinson, Marjorie  Search this
Woodruff, Frank  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (4 folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1910-1929
bulk 1910-1920
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the following four series of early aviation photographs collected by James Stephens: five photographs of Katherine and Majorie Stinson; 33 photographs relating to the Goodyear Blimp and the construction of a blimp hangar; 25 photographs relating to Glenn Curtiss and Frank Woodruff; and 47 continental aviation photographs depicting air shows and expositions in Monaco, Madrid and Paris, -- these images were taken by a French agency and have French captions inscribed verso. Unfortunately, there are no photographs of Stephen's inventions included in this collection.
Biographical / Historical:
James Shand Stephens (1860 - 192?) was an early pioneer in aviation in the Midwest. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, Stephens was educated as a professional engineer and worked as a mechanical engineer for several companies in Canada and the United States, including the White Bear Power and Light Company; the Hamm Brewing Company; the Milwaukee Railroad; and he served as chief electrician at the Columbia Exposition of 1892. After 1910, Stephens devoted most of his time to aeronautics. Stephens was an officer of the Illinois Aero Club, an editor of 'Aerial Age,' and also helped plan the International Aviation Meet in Grant Park (1911) and the Gordon Bennett Aeroplane Race (1912). Stephens was also the inventor of the Steco Aerohydroplane as well as the Steco Cyclecar. Stephens designed the Steco Aerohydroplane in 1909-1910, built it in 1911, and made the final assembly and mounted the engine in 1914. After the aircraft's test flights in July, 1914, it was dismantled and stored.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Robert H. Adams, Gift, 1996, 1997-0011, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
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
Topic:
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airships  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions -- Monaco  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions -- Madrid  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions -- Paris  Search this
Women in aeronautics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0011
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21cfe5d34-3d5d-4702-9c75-9d0e6d8882d5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0011