H. W. Zurilgen Collection on Roy N. Francis 1910-1952

United States. Army. Air Service

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Miscarol, Charles

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Paulhan, Louis

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Willard, Charles F.

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Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930

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Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) was an aviator and businessman. He developed the first practical amphibious airplane, as well as testing ship-based take-offs and landings. From the description of Glenn Hammond Curtiss photographs of early aviation, circa 1900s-1930s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 231717817 Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), a successful motorcycle manufacturer in Hammondsport, New York, became legendary in the aviation world. Curtiss...

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization)

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Svihus, Eva H.

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Masson, Didier

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Zurilgen, H. W., Lt. Col.

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Biographical/Historical note Captain Roy N. Francis, born 1886 in Santa Clara County to Octave Francis, is considered one of the "early birds" of American aviation. In 1911, he took off from Cow Flat near the Presidio of San Francisco, and made a successful flight in a biplane of his own design. On November 18, 1912, his twin-tractor plane made the first passenger flight over the San Francisco Bay carrying local theatre member Vivian O'Brian,...

American Legion of California

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Francis, Roy N., 1886-1952

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)

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The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was originally built as the Waldorf Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 33rd St. in New York City in 1893 and was merged with the Astoria Hotel in 1897. The hotel was torn down in 1929 and the new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel opened in 1931 on Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. From the guide to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel records, 1893-1929, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

United States. Army. Signal Corps. Aviation Section

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Aero-Club of America

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Organization founded in 1905 to promote aeronautics. Hugh L. Willoughby was an aviation pioneer and founder of the organization. From the description of Aero Club of America scrapbooks, 1891-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982387 ...

Beachey, Lincoln, d. 1915.

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