The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York. After significant commer
Curtiss-Herring flying machine photographed in Mineola, New York c. 1910s
Curtiss flying boat tested on Keuka Lake, New York (c. 1910-1915)
Curtiss military aircraft being tested in College Park, Maryland circa 1912
Curtiss 160 hp reconnaissance biplane (1918)
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles
Glenn Curtiss c. 1909
Glenn Curtiss on his V-8 motorcycle in 1907
The June Bug on its prize-winning historic flight with Curtiss at the controls
Souvenir postcard of the Grande Semaine d'Aviation, 1909