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 planesFound in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Early Aviation Photograph Collection
Record Group
Identifier: 2022-00-00-37
Overview
The Early Aviation Photograph Collection is a collection of unknown origins consisting of 328 prints and 299 negatives, all black-and-white, primarily depicting aircraft from the first half of the 20th century. Some airships, airports, pilots, and other subjects are also represented in the images.
Dates:
1907- circa 1960s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Early Seattle Aviation Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 1991-04-08
Abstract
The collection consists of an album containing ten black-and-white photographs featuring early aviators and aircraft in Seattle, Washington.
Dates:
1908-1916
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Early Tacoma Aviation Scrapbook
Collection — Box Scrapbook Box 13
Identifier: 2018-00-00-102
Content Description
This small collection consists of one scrapbook containing photographs and clippings relating to early aviation in and around the Tacoma, Washington area. There are 19 clippings, primarily relating to Gustav W. Stromer including stories on his July 2, 1915 Tacoma to Port Angeles flight and ones on him and Jane O'Roark. There are 72 photographs, which are mostly unidentified. 34 photographs are related to aviation and include hydroaeroplanes and amphibious aircraft and...
Dates:
circa 1914-1920s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Leone C. Edson Early Aviation Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000736]
Identifier: 2009-04-24
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of fourteen (14) black-and-white photographs depicting the construction of Boeing aircraft and the inside of Boeing Plant 1, circa 1914-1919. The photographer is unknown. Five of the images are 8x10" and include brief handwritten captions on reverse that identify the Boeing Airplane factory. The images depict the construction of an aircraft, possibly a flying boat or seaplane. The remaining nine images 3.5x6" and are photographic reproductions and primarily depict...
Dates:
circa 1914-1919
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Edwin Fogelman Early Aviation Scrapbook
Collection — Box Scrapbook Box 42, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: 2018-00-00-124
Contents of the Collection
The Edwin Fogelman Early Aviation Scrapbook is a small collection composed primarily of 45 black-and-white vintage prints and photographic postcards as well as a small amount of textual items related to early aviators and aircraft, 1925-1929. The scrapbook was likely compiled by Edwin Fogelman, but it is unknown if he had any direct tie-ins with aviation beyond interest. The bulk of the collection and materials of most interest are the 45 photographs. The photographs depict early...
Dates:
1925-1929
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jack H. Frazelle Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2015-08-17
Contents of the Collection
The Jack H. Frazelle Collection is comprised of photographs and textual materials collected by and/or given to Jack H. Frazelle during his 20+ year career as Assistant Manager of Boeing Field. Materials range from the 1910s to the 1980s.The collection includes assorted photographs, both in color and black-and-white, depicting aircraft, both in flight and on the ground; Boeing facilities; and one image of the Graf Zeppelin in a hangar in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Some of the...
Dates:
circa 1910s-1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Vern Gorst Postcard Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004574]
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...
Dates:
1913-1914
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 000674]
Identifier: 2002-07-18
Contents of the Collection
The Donna Hansen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection holds two vintage black-and-white photographs taken in Kanatak, Alaska in April 1924. Both images depict the Seattle (No.1) Douglas World Cruiser afloat in shallow waters. People are near the aircraft, likely the pilot, Major Frederick Martin, and co-pilot, Staff Sergeant Alva Harvey. One of the images includes a caption: "First round the world flight plane, forced down at Kanatak, Alaska on...
Dates:
1924 April
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Walter Herlofson World War I Navy Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1984-03-01
Abstract
The collection contains photographs, blueprints, and religious materials relating to the naval service of Norwegian-American Walter Edwin Herlofson (1896-1975) during World War I. Herlofson, originally of Minnesota, later relocated with his family to Puyallup, Washington.
Dates:
circa 1909-1930s; Majority of material found within 1917-1918
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Roy Franklin Jones Early Alaska Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-03-12
Contents of the Collection
The Roy Franklin Jones Early Alaska Aviation Collection pertains to the life and career of Roy Franklin Jones, a pilot in early Alaskan aviation, founder of Northbird Aviation Company, and co-founder of Pioneer Airways. The collection includes textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials, with most dated from 1923-1930s. It has been divided into three series: Military materials, Professional materials, and Personal documents. The first series, Military...
Dates:
1915-2006
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives