Burgess tractor of Burgess Co. & Curtis, 100 HP Renault, sold Army Air Service and delivered Oct. 21, 1913 – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Burgess tractor of Burgess Co. & Curtis, 100 HP Renault, sold Army Air Service and delivered Oct. 21, 1913 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Burgess tractor of Burgess Co. & Curtis, 100 HP Renault, sold Army Air Service and delivered Oct. 21, 1913
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Rather than a farm machine, this picture shows an airplane: the record describes a Burgess-Curtis aircraft fitted with a 100 horsepower Renault engine and delivered to the Army on Oct. 21, 1913. The word "tractor" in its title refers to a propeller mounted at the front of the airframe, which pulled the machine through the air. The Burgess Company of Massachusetts had partnered with aviator Glenn Curtis by 1911, and military sales like this one were among the earliest government purchases of American aircraft. The later "Army Air Service" label reflects how the service was renamed after its first planes were bought.
| Created / published | 1913 Oct. 21. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Photograph by USAAS. 3962 A.S." Ernest L. Jones Collection. Caption card tracings: Air Force |
| Subjects | U.S.; Airplanes -- 1911-1919." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,200 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-126371 |
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