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| Title | Men pulling B & W into Boeing Seaplane Hangar on Lake Union, Seattle, 1916 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1916 |
| Caption | William Boeing started his airplane company in this hangar he had built on the shore of Lake Union in December 1915. The B & W seaplane, named after its designers, Boeing and Conrad Westervelt, was the first airplane produced at the small factory. The seaplane, constructed of Washington State spruce lumber, steel wire, and linen fabric, made its first successful flight over Lake Union on June 15, 1916, with Boeing as its pilot. Only two B & W seaplanes were built. Both were sold to the New Zealand government and were used for pilot training. |
| Notes | Typed on verso: Boeing Seaplane Hangar, Taking plane into hangar, On Lake Union. 1914. |
| Subjects | Seaplanes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hangars--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Union, Lake (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS11540 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
