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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution airplane biplane jr-1b jr1b standard aircraft corporation standardaircraftcorporation airmail usps post office department postofficedepartment 1918 wright-hisso engine wrighthissoengine 150hp standard jr-1b standardjr1b aviation aircraft hispano suiza hispanosuiza aeronautics e-4 e4 hanger photo black & white blackwhite old national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: In 1918 the Standard Aircraft Corporation of Plainfield, New Jersey, redesigned six of their 1918 E-4 airplane airmail planes, fitting them with 150-horsepower Hispano-Suiza engines and longer top wings. The redesigned aircraft were purchased by the Post Office Department for use as mail airplanes. Airmail pilot Max Miller painted a U.S. mailbag on the side of this airplane, numbered 1. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Collection: Benjamin Lipsner Collection Repository: National Postal Museum Gift line: Gift of Benjamin Lipsner Accession number: A.2008-4 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194356 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Description: In 1918 the Standard Aircraft Corporation of Plainfield, New Jersey, redesigned six of their 1918 E-4 airplane airmail planes, fitting them with 150-horsepower Hispano-Suiza engines and longer top wings. The redesigned aircraft were purchased by the Post Office Department for use as mail airplanes. Airmail pilot Max Miller painted a U.S. mailbag on the side of this airplane, numbered 1. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Collection: Benjamin Lipsner Collection Repository: National Postal Museum Gift line: Gift of Benjamin Lipsner Accession number: A.2008-4 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194356 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
