earlyaeronautics

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Lieut. Ellis (i.e., Ellyson) (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • TVL1970 said:
    The captioned identity of the aviator in the photo is incorrect, although understandable. It is not Lieutenant "Ellis," but actually Lieutenant Theodore Gordon Ellyson (USN) (b. 1885 - d. 1928). "Spuds" Ellyson was designated "Naval Aviator No. 1". Given the sequence of photos (see the photos of Helene Dutrieu, Earle Ovington, George W. Beatty, Tom Sopwith, etc.), and Ellyson's state of dress, I suspect this photograph was taken at the International Aviation Meet at the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome on Long Island in September 1911. Here's a flickr photo of Beatty taking off at the meet with Ellyson's hangar in the background: See: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50913FA3D5813738... AIR GAME THRILLS AERODROME CROWD; Toy Balloons Elude World's Greatest Aviators at International Meet Wikipedia's entry on Ellyson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Gordon_Ellyson Here are a couple of photos of Ellyson from the era posted at the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives (on flickr) for comparison:
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    TVL 1970: Thank you very much for providing the proper identity of Mr. Ellyson, and for linking to sources for verification. We will correct the caption to reflect his correct name. Interestingly, when searching in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog for other images that might need fixing as well as other images of Ellyson, I ran across a few other images of Ellyson in the Harris & Ewing Collection, another collection which contains early 20th century news photography. Here are those other images of Ellyson if you are interested. Thanks again for the information!
  • Early Aviation said:
    T. G. Ellyson Aero Club of America Pilot# 28. July 2,1911 Curtiss Hydroplane Hammondsport, New York Killed February 27, 1928 Chesapeake Bay crash

Ovington with mail. [plane] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Wystan said:
    Earle Ovington, America's first airmail pilot, with his wife:
  • Wystan said:
    Other Bain/LOC photos of Earle Lewis Ovington, receiving the first pouch of U. S. Airmail for delivery, from U. S. Postmaster General Frank Harris Hitchcock :

W.R. Kimball (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Wystan said:
    Wilbur R. Kimball, aviation pioneer, inventor, airplane builder and pilot. Secretary of the Aeronautic Society of New York.
  • Wystan said:
    Another Bain/LOC photo of aviation pioneer Wilbur R. Kimball:
  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_R._Kimball