Seaplanes
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Aircraft that feature a body shaped as a hull, for water access. Non-preferred terms: Airboats (Seaplanes); Flying boats; Hydro-airplanes; Hydroairplanes; Sea planes
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Vern Gorst Postcard Collection
Collection — Folder One
Identifier: 1993-12-21
Scope and Contents
The Vern Gorst Postcard Collection is a small collection consisting of two photographic postcards from 1913-1914 inscribed by Gorst to Ellsworth Scott Wetzel. One postcard depicts the 1913 Martin seaplane that Gorst owned landing on the water. The correspondence on the verso of the postcard is dated June 3, 1913 and refers to the plane "as the only safe way of traveling." The other postcard depicts Gorst with another man, possibly Charles King, in a small boat outfitted...