Model, Armored cruiser U.S.S. Pennsylvania with Eugene Ely in Curtiss

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Model Maker
Pete Bisio
Winthrop S. Shaw
Physical Description
Wood and metal display model of the armored cruiser U.S.S. Pennsylvania with Eugen Ely's Curtiss landing on the deck. 1/48 Scale. Ship model ca. 1905; aircraft and platform 1950.
Credit Line
Ship model transferred from the U.S. National Museum, Department of History. Aircraft and landing platform made by W.S. Shaw and Pete Bisio
Ship ca. 1905; Aircraft and platform 1950.
Inventory Number
A19510080000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Miscellaneous
Materials
Wood
Metal
Dimensions
Approximate: 25.4 x 77.47 x 34.93cm (10in. x 2ft 6 1/2in. x 1ft 1 3/4in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Early Flight
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A19510080000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv929eda351-6dc7-4016-a313-892425b52a04
Wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser. There is a tan plane landing on the deck between rows of black and white sandbags.
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Wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser. There is a tan plane landing on the deck between rows of black and white sandbags.
Wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser. There is a tan plane landing on the deck between rows of black and white sandbags.
Front view of a wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser. There are small circular gun ports on the white hull of the ship. Three of them have small black cannons sticking out of them. On the prow of the cruiser is written Pennsylvania in brass.
Close up view of a tan plane with white struts and rectangular wings perched on top of a wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser.
Close up view of a tan plane with white struts and rectangular wings perched on top of a wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser. White and black sandbags sit in rows on either side of the plane.
Close up view of a tan plane with white struts and rectangular wings. There is a figurine of a pilot sitting in the cockpit. The plane is on a wooden deck with white and black sandbags sitting in rows on either side of the plane.
Close up view of pencil writing and stamped letters on a wooden rectangle. The stamped letters read National Air and Space. The pencil writing is in cursive and upside down.
Side view of a wooden white and light brown model of a military cruiser. The light brown scaffolding sits above the white hull. The side of the tan plane is visible.
Close up view of a wooden rectangle with light brown scaffolding, a brown square, and writing in pencil on the wood.
Close up view of the white prow of the model wooden cruiser. Pennsylvania is written in brass on the front. Some cracking of the paint is visible.