COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F044.jpg
Title:
Italian hydroaeroplane waiting to fly over enemy territory
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-02-08
Description:
Attached: "236276 COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. ITALIAN HYDROAEROPLANE HELD BY CRANE PRIOR TO FLIGHT OVER ENEMY TERRITORY. This swan like Italian hydroaeroplane is ready to make a flight over the enemy lines, and is beind [sic] held by the crane before the pilot gets into the machine and starts the trip. The outline of the plane indicates great speed, and this type plane does make speed. 150 miles an hour is easy for the machine. 2/8/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Subject:
Airplanes, Military
Geographic Area:
Italy
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 44
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
