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Catapult of Samuel P. Langley's flying machine (Aerodrome) from a houseboat on the Potomac River at Quantico, Virginia
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Potomac River |
| Description | Photographs show Samuel Langley's tandem winged-monoplane "Aerodrome," powered by gasoline engine, piloted by Charles Manly, preparing for launch from a specially constructed houseboat on the Potomac River; the subsequent fall of the plane into the Potomac; workmen retrieving wreck from the water. LOT also includes one photograph of a Wright brothers' airplane (probably at Fort Myer, Virginia, Sept. 1908). |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aircraft accidents--Potomac River--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Langley, S. P.--(Samuel Pierpont),--1834-1906--Associated objects. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Flight testing--Potomac River--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Monoplanes--American--Potomac River--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Manly, Charles M.--(Charles Matthews),--1876-1927. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
