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 24 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
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 (bulk dates 1917-1918); Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-17
Content Description
The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection consists of 77 black-and-white photographs depicting aviation activities, planes, and personalities in the United States and Canada from about 1908-1930, as well as various other subjects.The collection is sub-divided by subject and files have been organized alphabetically. The first folder contains 29 prints of assorted aircraft. Of note are images of The Aerial Experiment Association's Red Wing, Silver Dart, and the Loon; two images of...
Dates:
1908-1931
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William S. Luckey Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2007-09-24
Abstract
William S. Luckey was an acclaimed Curtiss Flying Team pilot best known as the winner of The New York Times race around Manhattan Island on Oct. 13, 1913. The William S. Luckey Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to Luckey's aviation career and to his wife, Laura Luckey.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1913-1915; 1898-1959
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Harry R. Mankins Film Collection
Collection — Box Film Box 6, Reel: 1
Identifier: 1999-03-02-A
Contents of the Collection
The Harry R. Mankins Film Collection is a small collection containing one film reel from circa 1930s-1940s of various military aircraft and airliners flying around the Seattle, Washington area. Aircraft pictured include the Boeing XB-15, XB-17, 247, and 314 Clipper prototype; Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats; and a United Airlines Douglas DC-3 "Mainliner" aircraft. Passengers, flight attendants, and flight and ground crew are featured in a few shots. Other scenes include a brief aerial...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Monks Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: 1996-02-28
Abstract
Two photograph albums containing images of the Monks family and William Monks's World War I service in the U.S. Navy.
Dates:
circa 1915-1920s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-08-29
Contents of the Collection
The Cyrille M. Peabody Boeing Collection holds original artwork and reference files of Cyrille "Cy" M. Peabody, a Boeing Company employee and designer who worked in various art departments over a 31 1/2 year period in the mid-to-late 20th century. The collection is organized into two series: I. Artwork and II. Reference Files. Series I., Peabody's original art is mostly grouped together within 10 folders (2 boxes), although some individual pieces are found in subject folders. His...
Dates:
circa 1950s-1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Florence Ragen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2007-03-29-C
Contents of the Collection
The Florence Ragen Douglas World Cruisers Photograph Collection contains a single black-and-white photograph taken in March 1924. The image depicts six of the eight fliers from the first round-the-world flight standing in front of a car: (from left to right) Leigh Wade, Erik H. Nelson, Leslie P. Arnold, Lowell H. Smith, John Harding, Jr., and Henry H. Ogden. Two Douglas World Cruisers are partially visible behind the men. A note on the back of the print identifies the right-hand plane as the...
Dates:
1924 March
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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