Standard Aero Corp. of N.Y., Elizabeth, N.J.: Drafting Department – Antique Wall Art
(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 Standard Aero Corp. of N.Y., Elizabeth, N.J.: Drafting Department in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Standard Aero Corp. of N.Y., Elizabeth, N.J.: Drafting Department
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Few pictures on this board show the paperwork behind wartime aviation. This one shows the drafting department of the Standard Aero Corporation in Elizabeth, New Jersey, dated March 15, 1918. Drafters of that era worked at large drawing boards, turning engineering designs into the blueprints that shop crews used to build aircraft. Standard's Elizabeth plant produced training airplanes during the First World War, so the room reflects the fast growth of the American aviation industry as it geared up for the war. The date and location come from older catalog notes that have not been fully verified.
| Created / published | 1918 March 15. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | No. 660. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: WWI--Industry; Occupations--Drafting; Drafting; Aviation Industry. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,222 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142098 |
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