Creator:

Porter, Rufus, 1792-1884  Search this

Names:

Aerial Navigation Co.  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Stock certificates

Date:

bulk 1852

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of one 7.75 x 5 inch {dollar}5 stock certificate in Aerial Navigation Company, No. 779, dated 19 June 1852, to N. C. Brazeal. The certificate has been mounted.

Biographical / Historical:

Rufus Porter (1792-1884) was an artist, musician, teacher, inventor, and the founder of Scientific American magazine. In 1852 he tried to sell {dollar}5 shares of stock in Aerial Navigation Company to fund an "aeroport" or dirigible to carry passengers between New York and California. However, a tornado, vandalism by "rowdy visitors" at the unveiling, and the disintegration of the canvas caused by the varnish eroded his funds for that venture.

Provenance:

Julia Hobson Mills, Gift, 1939

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  Search this

Transcontinental flights -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Stock certificates

Citation:

Aerial Navigation Company Stock Certificate [Rufus Porter], Accession XXXX-1028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1028

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2bfd8e3fa-91a3-4bb9-acd6-c680c794a04d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1028