Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Oskar Ursinus collection of aeronautical pictures |
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| Span Dates | ca. 1908-1941 |
| Call No. | LOT 6108 (F) (H) |
| Extent | ca. 800 items (photographs, reproductions, drawings) |
| Language | Collection material in German, French, and English. |
| Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp020008 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003653215 |
| Summary | Images show model airplanes; sailplanes; motorless hydroplanes; gliders; civilian and military airplanes; rotary wing aircraft; aircraft engines and parts; parachutes; armaments; competitions and air shows; aviators and aerobatic champion pilots; manufacturing; airships and balloons; etc. Also some technical material (design, structural, and analytical drawings) relating to aerodynamics, theory of flight, and aircraft construction; catalogs, advertisements, and magazine covers; etc. Mostly German subject matter. |
| Online Content | To see already digitized images from this collection, search our Online Catalog by call number or descriptive words. |