Skip to main content
, 1992.93.51  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Constance Kessler Bagshaw in the cockpit of a U.S. Mail plane
, 1992.93.51 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Constance Kessler Bagshaw in the cockpit of a U.S. Mail plane

Photographer (American, 1854 - 1926)
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 5 1/2in. (9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1992.93.51
DescriptionYoung girl seated in the cockpit of a Curtis Jenny biplane. A sign on the side of the plane reads: "U.S. Mail." A man and a boy, possibly Constance's father and brother, August and Emerson C. Kessler, stand by the tail of the airplane. The plane is on a landing strip with houses in the left background and a row of telephone poles in the right background, possibly lining the shore line of the New York New Haven Rail Road. Possibly New Haven County or New London County.
Status
Not on view