William F. Geiger Aviation Photograph Collection (SC-297)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 38 images total. 16 are stamped "Photo by H. M. Benner, Hammondsport NY" and show various Curtiss planes along with numerous other aircraft from approximately 1905-1920. Another 22 photographs are all stamped with the seal "Air Service/Engineering Division." These images depict a variety of aircraft and all were collected by William F. Geiger a Centerville, OH, native and former Army Air Force aircraft armorer. The images are all thought to have been taken at McCook or Wright Fields in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1905-1920
Creator
- Geiger, William (Person)
Biographical / Historical
William F. Geiger is a Centerville, OH, native and former Army Air Force aircraft armorer.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by William F. Geiger, in September 2014.
donor
- Geiger, William (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
