Title

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

Caption

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No. 1'), taking part in the experimental development of aviation. Ellyson was awarded the Navy Cross for his antisubmarine service during World War I. He died when his aircraft crashed over the Chesapeake Bay in 1928].

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22B07_030

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176,1Mb (5,4Mb) / 22,3in x 30,7in / 6675 x 9223 (300dpi)

Keywords

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