Object Details
Physical Description
This pitcher trophy has a stylized handle and has engraved text: Omaha World-Herald Trophy, won by Glenn H. Curtiss for Most Spectacular Flight During Aviation Meet. 7-23 to 7-27-1910.
Summary
In the summer of 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss and several other well-known pilots participated in the Mid-West Aviation Meet, held July 23-27 at Omaha. Flights were promised not only by Curtiss but also by pilots J.C. Mars and John McCurdy. Curtiss was planning to attend the state fair in Lincoln that fall, where the Wright brothers' "aeropleanes" were scheduled to be, but the Omaha Aero Club was able to entice him to Omaha in July, offering him $10,000. On the final day Curtiss received the World-Herald trophy for the Most Spectacular Flight During Aviation Meet.
Credit Line
Bequest of the Estate of Glenn H. Curtiss
Date
1910
Inventory Number
A19730597000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
AWARDS-Trophies
Materials
Overall: Silver
Dimensions
3-D: 22.9 × 15.2 × 24cm (9 × 6 × 9 7/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Early Flight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19730597000