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Glenn Curtiss Landing at Cedar Point Photograph

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Title	Glenn Curtiss Landing at Cedar Point Photograph
Subject	Transportation Science and Technology Flight Aeronautics Airplanes Air pilots Resorts Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio) Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930
Place	Sandusky (Ohio) Erie County (Ohio) Cleveland (Ohio) Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description	These three photographs show aviator Glenn Curtiss landing his airplane at Cedar Point after a successful over-water flight from Euclid Beach in Cleveland. The photographs measure 3.5" x 4" (8.89 x 10.16 cm). On August 31, 1910, Curtiss flew a record-long flight over water in an airplane when he flew over Lake Erie, from Euclid Beach in Cleveland to Cedar Point in Sandusky. When he landed, he was met by George Boeckling, the owner of the Cedar Point resort. In 1910 flight was still an amazing feat to most Americans. Resort owners frequently hired aviators to perform stunts and aerial feats to attract crowds to their venues, and fees for such events helped aviators finance their planes, repairs, construction. Curtiss's flight helped to demonstrate to the public that flying would one day be safe and reliable. Curtiss (1878-1930) spent much of his youth building gasoline engines for motorcycles he raced, and Curtiss became known as the "fastest man on earth" in 1907 when he set a motorcycle speed record of 136.3 miles per hour. His motorcycle engines were known for their light weight. Balloonist Thomas Baldwin asked Curtiss to build an engine for use in his airship, which became the first powered dirigible in the United States. After this, other balloonists began asking Curtiss for engines for airships. The first United States Army aircraft, the SC-1, was powered by a Curtiss engine. In 1907 Curtiss joined with Alexander Graham Bell to found the Aerial Equipment Association, which designed and built several aircraft, including the White Wing, which was the first American aircraft equipped with ailerons. The NC-4 made the first transatlantic crossing in 1919. During World War I, the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, producing more than 10,000 aircraft (the equivalent of over 100 per day). In 1929, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation was established after a merger of twelve affiliates.
Date of Original	August 31, 1910
Collection	Glenn Curtiss Flight Photograph Collection
Source	Audiovisual material TRAN-102, TRAN-103, TRAN-107
Submitting Institution	Sandusky Library/Follett House Museum
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
Type	StillImage
Format	picture

Title	Om2534_2469122_003
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2534_2469122_003.tif
Image Height	1220
Image Width	1840
File Size	630.583 KB

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