Uxpanapa Region, along gravel road from Esmeralda (17 km E of Sarabia) to Río Verde, 1.1 mi S of Esmeralda; edge of pasture and in forest on karts limestone formation on steep slopes with cliffs, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - Neotropics
39 miles south of San Roberto (junction of Galeana road), on the Saltillo-Matehuala highway, south end of the juniper karts-plain formation., Nuevo León, Mexico, North America
Die bildenden künste bei den Dayaks auf Borneo Ein beitrag zur allgemeinen kunstgeschichte Von Alois Raimund Hein. Mit einem titelbilde, zehn tafeln, neunzig text-illustrationen und einer karte
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, Cloth-bound notebook, 6.5 x 4.2 inches (16 x 10 cm))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1908
Summary:
This collection consists of a small cloth-bound notebook published by the Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes (German Airship Association) and used by Lieutenant Fogman to record details of his flight with balloon pilot James Comly (J. C.) McCoy in the gas balloon "America II" as one of the American entries in the 3rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett (Gordon Bennett Balloon Trophy) international race starting at Berlin, Germany, on October 11, 1908.
Scope and Contents:
This single-item collection consists of one brown cloth-bound notebook, 6.5 x 4.2 inches (16 x 10 cm), with an embossed image of a gas balloon in flight on the front cover; includes loop for pencil (not found with notebook), 126 numbered pages with black ink annotations on some inside pages; rear flyleaf has attached 11.75 x 13.8 inch (30 x 35 cm) map of Central Europe ("Mitteleuropa"). The German-language book, entitled Anweisung für die Ballonfuhrer des Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes sowie Allgemeine Bestimmungen für die Ballonfahrten des Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes und Bestimmungen über die Erteilung von Fuhrerpatenten: Im Anhang einige Tabellen, Vordrucke für Fahrberichte und eine Karte [Instructions for the balloon pilots of the German Airship Association as well as general regulations for balloon flights of the German Airship Association and regulations on the granting of pilot licenses: Attached are some tables, forms for flight reports and a map] was published by the Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verband [German Airship Association], Berlin (Germany), in 1908 (second supplemented and expanded edition) and printed by Hofbuchdruckerei Gebr. Radetzki [Radetzki Brothers Court Book Printing Company], Berlin. The book includes information useful for balloon pilots (see table of contents), a section to record information gathered during a balloon flight (date, time, altitude, ballast released, location, and wind and weather data), and phrases translated into several European languages for the use of German-speaking balloonists who have landed in a foreign country. Ink annotations in the notebook appear to have been made by aide Lieutenant Fogman during his flight with balloon pilot James Comly (J. C.) McCoy in the gas balloon "America II" as one of the American entries in the 3rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett (Gordon Bennett Balloon Trophy) international race starting at Berlin, Germany, on October 11, 1908. The annotations record the balloon's landing at 11:06 p.m. on October 12, 1908, near Wismar, Germany. Note that McCoy's name is incorrectly spelled on page 45 of the notebook as "Mac Coy," lending credence to the assumption that Lt. Fogman was the author of the annotations.
Not all pages of the notebook have been digitized; included online are views of the front cover and title pages, pages 1-13 (including the table of contents), annotated pages recording information about the flight (pages 44-55), German to English phrases (pages 92-95), and the map attached to the rear flyleaf. The notebook contains a book plate identifying it as part of The Library of Congress - Smithsonian Institution Langley Aeronautical Library, with a date stamp of October 10, 1930.
Arrangement:
Single item. Scans of pages are presented online in page number order.
Biographical / Historical:
In 1906, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (1841-1918), publisher of the New York Herald newspaper, announced a prize for the furthest continuous flight by a balloon from its launch site. Bennett, a wealthy American yachtsman and sporting enthusiast, had already established an international competition awarding a Gordon Bennett trophy for automobile racing (Coupe International, 1900). The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett (Gordon Bennett Balloon Trophy) competitions were open to national Aero Clubs affiliated with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), with each country able to enter up to three balloons in the annual race. The first race was launched from Paris, France, on September 30, 1906, with the winning team's country to host the following year's race. The United States entered three balloons in the 1908 competition: the "America II," the "Conqueror," and the "St. Louis." Accomplished American balloonist James Comly McCoy (1862 -- 1934) had the 2200 cubic meter gas balloon "America II" built by French manufacturer Édouard Surcouf (Astra) specifically for use in the 1908 competition. On October 11, 1908, the "America II" started the race as the first balloon to take off from the launch site in the Schmargendorf suburb of Berlin, Germany, followed at two-minute intervals by 22 other balloons representing eight different countries. Balloon pilot J. C. McCoy's aide Lieutenant Fogman recorded the date, time (3:07 p.m.), altitude, and location in this small brown notebook published for the purpose by the Deutschen Luftschiffer-Verbandes (German Airship Association). As fate would have it, the winds carried the "America II" not towards the expanse of Russia to the northeast, but towards the southwest. Early the next morning the wind changed, carrying the balloon back to the northeast, but heavy mists and clouds obscuring the ground made it difficult for the balloonists to be sure of their exact location throughout the day. When the mists cleared and the moon rose that evening, they realized they were flying over water along a coastline. Fearing that they were in danger of heading out over the North Sea, McCoy and Fogman landed the balloon on a small, forested peninsula, coming to a stop at the top of a 50-foot cliff at the edge of the water. At the conclusion of their 31 hour 59 minute flight, they had landed not on the shore of the North Sea but farther east near the city of Wismar in northern Germany, at the western end of the Baltic Sea. Although unsuccessful in the 1908 race, the "America II" would go on to win the 1909 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race as a French balloon piloted by American balloonist Edgar W. Mix and his French aide André Roussel on a 696-mile flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Poland.
Related Materials:
"Proofs for an article by Mr. J. C. McCoy describing his participation in the Third Gordon Bennett Balloon Race from Berlin, October 1908." National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files, NASM.XXXX.1183, Biographical Series, Folder CM-239000-01 McCoy, James Comly [Documents].
Provenance:
Unknown, found in collection, 2010, NASM.XXXX.0981
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.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Mike Augspurger was born in 1956 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Working with steel land titanium, he invented an all terrain rear wheel drive handcycle. Collection contains approximately eight hours of video footage documenting Augspurger discussing his life and work and a promotional video titled One-Off Handcycle.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains seven (7) hours of original (BetaCam SP) recordings and eight (8) hours of reference (viewing) copies documenting the life and work of Mike Augspurger, inventor of the One-Off All Terrain Handcycle. The recordings include a presentation by Augspurger for the Lemelson Center's Innovative Lives Program. Audience participants are students from Jefferson Junior High School (Washington, D.C.), Nysmith School (Herndon, Virginia), Nicholas Orem Middle School (Hyattsville, Maryland), and Rosa Parks Middle School (Olney, Maryland). The collection also contains interviews with Leni Fried, Augspurger's wife, and Provi Morillo, an owner of a One-Off Handcycle.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into three series.
Series 1, Original Videos, 2000
Series 2, Reference Videos (viewing copies), 1998; 2000
Series 3, Supplemental Documentation, 2001
Biographical / Historical:
Mike Augspurger (1956-) was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he built, modified, and raced bicycles, motorcycles, and go-karts from a young age. He attended motorcycle mechanic school at the Indiana Institute of Technology and received his B.A. from Hampshire College in 1981. Augspurger founded Merlin Metalworks in 1987 with business partners and began using titanium to manufacture bicycle frames because of its flexibility, corrosion resistance, and lightweight nature. It was his friendship with neighbor Bob Hall, a wheelchair racing athlete, which prompted him to create an all terrain arm-powered cycle. He founded One-Off Titanium, Inc., to design, manufacture, and custom-build handcycles in 1989.
The Jermone and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation. The Center's mission is: to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation; to encourage inventive creativity in young people; and to foster an appreciation for the central role invention and innovation play in the history of the United States. The Innovative Lives series brings together museum visitors and, especially, school-aged children and American inventors to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product. This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Provenance:
This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on May 5, 2000. The Innovative Lives series brings Museum visitors and American inventors together to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Series 1, Original Videos, 2000, is stored off-site and may not be used by researchers. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. The Archives Center does not own rights to the promotional video One-Off Handcycle. Reproduction permission and fees from the Archives Center may apply. Copies of releases on file.
Anita Cater, NMAH staff, provides opening remarks for the 21st Innovative Lives program and introduces Augspurger. Discusses his early years growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and interest in go-karts, bicycles, and motorcycles. Elaborates on the evolution of mountain bicycle development, the differences between steel and titanium construction, and how he became interested in developing a handcycle. Presentation includes photographic slides as well as demonstration of handcycle. Answers questions from Jefferson Junior High School (Washington, D.C) and Nysmith School (Herndon, Virginia) students.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Series 1, Original Videos, 2000, is stored off-site and may not be used by researchers. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. The Archives Center does not own rights to the promotional video One-Off Handcycle. Reproduction permission and fees from the Archives Center may apply. Copies of releases on file.
Collection Citation:
Mike Augspurger Innovative Lives Presentation and Oral History, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
