Box 1
Container
Contains 11 Results:
Letter: A.C. Nolte, attorney, to Harold E. Adams, listing 12 patents held by Christopher Lake, 1963 July 2
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1963 July 2
Complete printed copies of five patents issued to Christopher Lake between 1909 and 1911 for improvements to flying machines, aerial navigation, and aircraft., 1909-1911
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1909-1911
Patent no. 1279128 issued to Christopher Lake for an aviation power plant, 1918 Sept. 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1918 Sept. 17
Photocopy of part of a book (1945) discussing Lake’s 1909 patent for a reaction engine., 1945
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1945
24 Silver print photographs of Christopher Lake’s airplanes and models, 1909 Feb-March
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1909 Feb-March
10 aerial photographs of the harbor at Bridgeport, Conn., showing the Lake Torpedo Boat Company plant, B.H. Sholund, photographer., circa 1915-1925
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
circa 1915-1925
Letter: Orville Wright to Christopher J. Lake, 1925 Dec 21
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1925 Dec 21
Letters: Simon Lake to Harold Adams and reply, 1937 Nov. 16 and 1937 Nov. 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1937 Nov. 16 and 1937 Nov. 19
Bridgeport Telegram, obituary for John L. Harkness, 1964 Jan 15
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1964 Jan 15
Bridgeport Sunday Post, news feature discussing Alice Watson Armitage’s flight in a Sikorsky S-58 helicopter.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
As stated this collection provides only partial evidence of Christopher J. Lake's aeronautical work. However, the photographs documenting his 1909 flying machine are outstanding. There is also a significant letter from Orville Wright to Lake in 1925 discussing the relationship between the Lake family and the Wright family. The families were related through the Reeder family, distant relatives of Milton Wright, Orville's father. For more information about this connection see MS 1 Box 14 File...
Dates:
1909-1964
