Hydro-aeroplane - Wright model at Battery, N.Y. – Vintage 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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Step back in time with Hydro-aeroplane - Wright model at Battery, N.Y., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hydro-aeroplane - Wright model at Battery, N.Y.
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Pictured is a Wright hydro-aeroplane, a flying machine fitted with floats so it could take off from and land on water, photographed at the Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan on New York Harbor. Around 1912, aviation makers were racing to show that aircraft could operate from water as well as from fields, and the Wright company, best known for its land machines, built floatplane designs to compete. The print was copyrighted by the photographer Irving Underhill, so it likely records a publicized demonstration rather than a casual snapshot. The date and location come from an unverified caption card, so the exact occasion is worth checking against contemporary newspapers.
| Created / published | c1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by Irving Underhill. No. B-18350. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,125 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160409 |
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