Resources

This page gives information regarding various resources cited in Eugene Ely: Pioneer of Naval Aviation, by John H. Zobel (Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2023).

No representation is made as to suitability for any purpose.

Some or all of these works may be protected under applicable copyright law.

Books

Bradford, William
[History] Of Plimoth Plantation
Bulfinch, Thomas
Bulfinch’s Mythology
Curtiss, Glenn H., and Augustus Post
The Curtiss Aviation Book
Downer, Harry E.
History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa
Drake, Samuel Adams
History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Ely, Heman
Records of the Descendants of Nathaniel Ely
Gale Research Company
Library of Congress and National Union Catalog Author Lists, 1942–1962: A Master Cumulation
Goss, William Henry
A Sketch of the Life and Death of Llewellynn Jewitt
Howe, M. A. DeWolfe
George von Lengerke Meyer, His Life and Public Services
Lockley, Fred
History of the Columbia River Valley from the Dalles to the Sea
Manning, Thomas A.
A History of Military Aviation in San Antonio
Maxim, Sir Hiram S.
Artificial and Natural Flight
Olcott, William Tyler
Star Lore of All Ages
Rotch, A. Lawrence
The Conquest of the Air
Stein, Steven K.
From Torpedoes to Aviation: Washington Irving Chambers and Technological Innovation in the New Navy, 1876 to 1913
Stevens, Walter
St. Louis, the Fourth City, 1764–1911
Turnbull, Archibald D., , and Clifford L. Lord
History of United States Naval Aviation
Union Historical Company
The History of Iowa County, Iowa
van Deurs, Rear Adm. George, (Ret.)
Wings for the Fleet: A Narrative of Naval Aviation’s Early Development, 1910–1916
Warner, Beers & Co.
History of Portage County, Ohio
Weis, Frederick Lewis
Early Generations of the Family of Robert Harrington
Wells, H. G.
The War in the Air

Magazines and Newspapers

The Airpower Historian
Railroad and Engineering Journal
San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser
Vidette-Reporter (Iowa City, Iowa)

Other

“1911 Coolbaugh Curtiss Pusher in flight”
“Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy,” Annual Reports of the Navy Department for the Fiscal Year 1910
“Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy,” Annual Reports of the Navy Department for the Fiscal Year 1911
“Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy,” Annual Reports of the Navy Department for the Fiscal Year 1912
Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association
A Chronology of American Aerospace Events
“The Coming of the Birdman: The Aviator’s Image in Oregon, 1905–1915”
Disciples of Flight
FindAGrave.com
George Grantham Bain Collection
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Photographs [Lawrence]
Historic Resource Inventory “Willamette Tent and Awning Company”
Iowa State Census
Joint Resolution to Designate May 8, 1986, as “Naval Aviation Day,” Public Law 99–292, U.S. Statutes at Large 100 (198)
“Lost Film from 1906”
Military Records, U.S. Navy Ships, Aircraft Carriers
Minutes of the Meetings of the Aerial Experiment Association
National Park Service
Naval History and Heritage Command
N.Y.A.D. Plaintiff’s Brief on Appeal from Judgment Entered in Steuben County Clerk’s Office
N.Y.A.D. Record on Appeal from Judgment Entered in Steuben County Clerk’s Office
v9–11 (5706–7026, supp.)
Postage Stamps of the United States
Register of Motor Vehicles and Names of Licensed Chauffeurs Registered in the Office of the Secretary of State to Sept. 1, 1907
Supplemental List of Owners of Motor Vehicles and Names of Chauffeurs Registered in the Office of the Secretary of State
United States Census
United States Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Patent #540,648 “Road Vehicle,” C.E. Duryea
U.S. Patent #821,393 “Flying Machine,” O. & W. Wright

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