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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
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The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
The Early Ballooning Prints collection contains .25 cubic feet of material related to early ballooning history.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of prints, newspapers, articles, and a letter related to early ballooning history.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized according to format.
Biographical / Historical:
This collection documents 18th, 19th, and 20th century ballooning feats. One print, while not of the period, depicts the oldest known representation of a parachute (1617).
Provenance:
Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, XXXX.0137
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.
Image CW5G-T-0828 [Post, Augustus; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-828. 9-18-19. Men + Car" [View of Augustus Post (left) and two unidentified men examining instruments in the cockpit of the Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham) at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York in connection with Roland Rohlf's altitude record-setting flight. James C. "Bud" Mars can be seen standing on ground beside aircraft, resting hand on fuselage.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0834 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus]
"T-834. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs handing barograph down from cockpit of aircraft after making world altitude record setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. A crowd surrounds the aircraft, Augustus Post on ground, fourth from left.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0835 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Post, Augustus]
"T-835. People" [ View of Roland Rohlfs (right) examining paper from cockpit after making world altitude record setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. Augustus Post visible on left.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0836 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-836. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs (second from right) and a small group of people examining barographs from aircraft after making world altitude record-setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. James C. "Bud" Mars (third from right) and Augustus Post (fourth from right) can both be seen holding the instruments.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0837 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-837. 9-18-19. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs (second from right) and a small group of people examining barographs from aircraft after making world altitude record-setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. James C. "Bud" Mars (third from right) and Augustus Post (fourth from right) can both be seen holding the instruments.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0838 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; ; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-838. 9-18-19. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs (second from right) and a small group of people examining barographs from aircraft after making world altitude record-setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. James C. "Bud" Mars (third from right) and Augustus Post (fourth from right) can both be seen holding the instruments.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
"1912." [Envelope also labeled "25".] [Close-up view of Augustus Post at the controls of the Curtiss No.1 Gold Bug (Golden Flier). Date is likely actually 1910.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
[No caption. Envelope also labeled "25".] [Right side view of Curtiss No.1 Gold Bug (Golden Flier) on the ground, Augustus Post at the controls.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
"1200. 1908" [Close-up view of aircraft surrounded by unidentified men, Augustus Post can be seen through wings of the aircraft.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-0998 [Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 2 White Wing; Baldwin, Frederick Walker "Casey"; McCurdy, John A. D.; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond; Selfridge, Thomas Etholen; Post, Augustus]
Members of the Aerial Experiment Association pose with Augustus Post (far right), probably at Hammondsport, New York, May 1908. Left to right: Frederick Walker "Casey" Baldwin, John A. D. McCurdy, Glenn H. Curtiss, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Etholen Selfridge, and Post. Selfridge's dog Jack lies at the feet of Baldwin. Aircraft wingtip seen at extreme left is probably the Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 2 White Wing.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
"1911." [Envelope also labeled 25.] [View of preparations for launching aircraft from a cable device. Theodore Gordon "Spuds" Ellyson visible at the controls, John H. Towers visible at far left, Augustus Post visible near stand, holding cable.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0823 [Post, Augustus; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond; Curtiss JN (Jenny) Family; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"9-18-19. Men & Plane." [View of Aero Club of America officials posed at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York, aircraft visible in background. At far left is Glenn Hammond Curtiss, second from left is James C. "Bud" Mars, and Augustus Post can be seen second from right.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0827 [Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Post, Augustus]
"9-18-19. Men in Cockpit." [View of Augustus Post (left) and an unidentified man examining instruments in the cockpit of the Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham) at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York in connection with Roland Rohlf's altitude record-setting flight.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0829 [Post, Augustus; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond; Curtiss JN (Jenny) Family; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"9-18-19. Men & Plane Photograph." [View of Aero Club of America officials posed at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York, aircraft visible in background. At far left is Glenn Hammond Curtiss, second from left is James C. "Bud" Mars, and Augustus Post can be seen second from right.]
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No restrictions on access.
Collection 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 Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
The Curtiss aviation book, by Glenn H. Curtiss and Augustus Post; with chapters by Captain Paul W. Beck, U.S.A., Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.N., and Hugh Robinson; with numerous illustrations from photographs
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