Aircraft designer and manufacturer (1878-1930) who pioneered such far-reaching innovations as the aileron, the pontoon airplane, the flying boat, dual pilot controls, and the retractable landing gear. Vintage semi-glossy 6.5 x 4.25 photo of a crowd of spectators watching the Curtiss plane preparing to land, signed in fountain pen, "G. H. Curtiss," with an adjacent date notation penned in an unknown hand, "Compliments of, March 1910," and an H. M. Benner photography stamp to the upper right. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
