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Curtiss Aviation School
1912
Photo opportunity day at the Glenn Curtiss School of Aviation on North Island in San Diego Harbor. The man in the lower left corner is thought to be Glenn Curtiss himself.
Curtiss Hydroplane in San Diego Bay
1912
An unsuccessful test of Glenn Curtiss' hydroplane in San Diego Bay. The pilot about to be rescued is thought to be Milwaukee's John Kaminski.
Curtiss Flying Boat
1912
John Kaminski (right) and a fellow student he identified only as "Cy," flying one of the Glenn Curtiss flying boats on San Diego Bay.
Curtiss Aviation School Students
May 1912
The 1912 class at the Glenn Curtiss Aviation School on North Island, near San Diego. Milwaukee's John Kaminski (in white shirt and tie) is second from the left. Unlike the previous year's class, wh...
Curtiss Aviation School Students
March 7, 1912
Students of the Curtiss School of Aviation on North Island moving a plane into position for a lesson.
Curtiss Aviation School Visitor and Staff
March 1912
Pilot Glenn Martin (left), visiting the Curtiss aviation school, with Curtiss aviators (left to right) John McClaskey and Lincoln Beachey, and with mechanic Henry Kleckler.
