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Title: Battle Fleet Commanded from Air
Date(s): 1923-11-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'For the first time in history, the United States Battle Fleet was commanded from aerial flagship, when Admiral Samuel S. Robison flew the Admiral's flag from a Navy seaplane en route from San Diego to Los Angeles. This picture shows Admiral Robison bidding good-by to Captain A. W. Marshal, commander of Aircraft Squadrons at San Diego.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00157
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Martin PBM-3R Mariner on water
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Glenn L. Martin Company (originator)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00172
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: New Amphibious Plane Flies Over Capitol!
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Washington rubbed its eyes the other day to behold something new in the way of airplanes - an amphibious Vickers Vicking which Ross Smith, famous English pilot, used in his attempted flight around the world. It has twelve cylinders, a Napier motor developing 476 horsepower and will carry a crew of five. It will take off from the ground in nine seconds. Photo shows undercarriage of the plane showing the landing gear and hull of the ship.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00164
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Happy Landings As Navy's Great Flight Ends in Honolulu
Date(s): 1934-01-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Lieut. Comm. Knefler McGinnis, who led a gallant band of 30 members of the United States Navy in six great seaplanes across the Pacific from San Francisco to Honolulu, pictured grouped with members of the flight at the journey's end. McGinnis, second from left, poses with members of the flight before the Flagship LO-P-I shortly after their landing at Pearl Harbor at conclusion of a 2150 mile flight in slightly more than 24 hours.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00169
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Remarkable Photo of Navy Seaplane!
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'This remarkable photo of the Navy F-5-L seaplane was taken from another plane showing it passing through fantastic cloud banks over the Florida coast.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00166
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Biplane on water
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00162
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Amphibious plane
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Navy air cooled amphibian plane.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00165
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Atlantic Flying Boat Undergoes Trials
Date(s): 1936-09-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: of image: 'The short flying-boat Caledonia, the first plane scheduled for the Imperial Airways experimental trans-Atlantic service, is undergoing constructor's trials at Rochester, England, before going to the marine aircraft experimental establishment at Felixstowe to undergo official trials for a certificate of air worthiness. After the tests the Caledonia will undertake a series of Atlantic flights. The photo shows engineers testing the controls of the ship at Rochester.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00173
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Will Equip Dreadnoughts, Submarines and Destroyers with Catapult
Date(s): 1923-09-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'All United States vessels of war will be equipped at once with hydroplane catapults, it was revealed at the harbor today by Lieut.- Commander Newton H. White, aviation officer of Admiral Robert E. Coontz' staff. The feasibility of the catapult, which was only an idea a year ago, was demonstrated by Lieut.- Commander White yesterday when, with his fellow pilot, Lieutenant Council, he was shot from the catapult aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma into a cross wind, flew out to meet the...
Show moreText on verso: 'All United States vessels of war will be equipped at once with hydroplane catapults, it was revealed at the harbor today by Lieut.- Commander Newton H. White, aviation officer of Admiral Robert E. Coontz' staff. The feasibility of the catapult, which was only an idea a year ago, was demonstrated by Lieut.- Commander White yesterday when, with his fellow pilot, Lieutenant Council, he was shot from the catapult aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma into a cross wind, flew out to meet the California as that man-o'-war steamed into the Los Angeles Harbor, California, and returned again to the Oklahoma without mishap.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_159
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Flight's End 2150 Miles in 24 Hours
Date(s): 1934-01-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The 10-P-L, flagship of six giant Navy planes which successfully negotiated the 2150 miles of air and ocean between San Francisco and Honolulu, skids to a safe landing on the blue waters of Pearl Harbor at the end of the Navy's epic squadron flight. Following close behind is the 10-P-2, also seen in above photograph.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00170
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Seaplanes Follow All Customs of Other Navy Ships
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'When seaplanes became a part of the navy, they accepted all the customs of the sea service. Here is one going to pay a courtesy call on the admiral, just as the water craft do.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00155
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: United States Naval Air Scouts maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea
Date(s): 1924-02-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The U.S. Naval Air Scouts, shown above, operating with the surface fleet in the winter maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea, anchored off Haiti after their annual migration to southern waters.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00160
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Airplanes landing on water
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00153
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: U.S. Flyers Leave Hull for Orkney Islands
Date(s): 1924
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows one of the American round-the-world planes being placed in the water at Hull, England after the wheels had been replaced by floats for the remainder of the flight. From Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands the flyers will begin their Transatlantic flight.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00152
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: First U. O. I Type Seaplane on the Pacific Coast
Date(s): 1923-10-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'This wonderful little water bird, specially designed to be catapulted from a ship's deck, has many unusual features, such as a speed of 120 miles per hour with a 220 hp Laurence Radial Motor. She climbs 780 ft. in ten minutes, has a wing spread of 34 ft. and carries a useful load of 811 lbs., and carries fuel for 3 1/2 hours sustained flight. This picture shows the U. O. I in flight at the Naval Air Station, San Diego, California.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00158
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Safe at Rest in Pearl Harbor
Date(s): 1934-01-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Like a weary seagulll, the 10-P-1, flagship of the Navy's squadron of six giant seaplanes which flew from San Francisco to Honolulu, comes to rest on the blue waters of Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, after its 24 hour flight covering 2150 miles. Comm. McGinnis can be seen alighting from the prow of the ship while members of the Honolulu Air Base, wearing shorts, wait to moor the craft.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00171
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: World's First Aerial Battleship Launched
Date(s): 1933-10-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The world's first aerial battleship, and the largest flying-boat in the Royal Air Force was recently launched at the works of the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company, Ltd., at Brough, Yorkshire, England. The machine is the first flying boat to carry a gun capable of firing shells. The new gun can fire 100 rounds a minute of one-and-a-half-pounder shells. The plane is capable of 132 miles an hour, and can be tanked for a maximum range of 1500 sea miles. It has a wing span of...
Show moreText on verso: 'The world's first aerial battleship, and the largest flying-boat in the Royal Air Force was recently launched at the works of the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company, Ltd., at Brough, Yorkshire, England. The machine is the first flying boat to carry a gun capable of firing shells. The new gun can fire 100 rounds a minute of one-and-a-half-pounder shells. The plane is capable of 132 miles an hour, and can be tanked for a maximum range of 1500 sea miles. It has a wing span of 97 feet, a length of 70 feet high. The quick-firing artillery piece is in the bow cockpit. The gunner also has a machine-gun and bomb-release controls. Photo shows Lady Atkinson christening the new armed plane at Brough.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00168
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Arrived in New York Aboard the DO-X
Date(s): 1931-08-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Lieut. Clarence H. Schildhauer, former flying ace of the United States Navy, shown speaking into the microphones after he landed at the battery when the giant Dornier Flying Boat DO-X arrived in New York City, August 27th.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00167
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Secretary Wilbur Arrives in S.F. [San Francisco] with Pacific Fleet
Date(s): 1924-09-04
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, arrived in San Francisco today, September 4, on board the U.S.S. California. The Pacific fleet arrived at San Francisco after manouvers between Seattle and this port. Photo shows seaplane on the U.S.S. Tennessee being shot out by catapult.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_161
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: British Schneider Cup Racer at Start of Record Breaking Flight
Date(s): 1929
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows the supermarine seaplane, piloted by flying officer Henry R. D. Waghorn, at the start of its record breaking flight at Calshot, England, which won for England, the Schneider Trophy. Squadron leader Augustus Orlebar, a few days later, attained a speed of 368 miles an hour, to break the record established by his fellow officer.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00154
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Tuning Up for the National Hydroplane Races!
Date(s): 1926-12-13
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Text on verso: 'In San Diego Bay, California, eighteen 151 cubic inch class hydroplanes, hailing from near and far, will race for the national championship and the Elgin Trophy. This pix shows Miss Westchester - Atlantic Coast champ. Driven by E. W. Hammond of Larchmont, N.Y., and the Hadley Plane (boat) driven by Cliff Hadley of Ozone Park, L.I., tuning up for the events. The seaplane is setting a pace for them - in San Diego Bay.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00163
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Curtis Marine Flying Trophy Won by Lieut. Gorton on Exhibition at Capitol
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Presented by Glenn H. Curtis, this handsome trophy, of sterling silver and worth $5000, won by Lieut. A.W. Gorton of the U.S. Navy, was on exhibition at the Capitol on Monday. The trophy depicts a flying boat of the 12 passenger type shown in flight over the globe, supported on a base representing the sea, Neptune the ruler of the sea, the Viking boats of a thousand years ago and Columbus' The Santa Maria shown in the distance. The theme was conceived by Mrs. Henry Woodhouse...
Show moreText on verso: 'Presented by Glenn H. Curtis, this handsome trophy, of sterling silver and worth $5000, won by Lieut. A.W. Gorton of the U.S. Navy, was on exhibition at the Capitol on Monday. The trophy depicts a flying boat of the 12 passenger type shown in flight over the globe, supported on a base representing the sea, Neptune the ruler of the sea, the Viking boats of a thousand years ago and Columbus' The Santa Maria shown in the distance. The theme was conceived by Mrs. Henry Woodhouse and executed by Theodore B. Starr, Inc.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_156
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection