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The Marmon Motor Car Company, owned by Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, was one of several automotive companies that was awarded contracts to produce Liberty aircraft engines during World War I. Hall-Scott also licensed Nordyke & Marmon to produce some of their aircraft engines. This collection consists of a photo album documenting the construction of Nordyke & Marmon Company's aviation plant, as well as operations at the completed factory. There is also a sheet in the front of the album which lists captions and dates for each photograph contained in the album.
This collection is in English.
The Marmon Motor Car Company, owned by Nordyke & Marmon Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, was one of several automotive companies that was awarded contracts to produce Liberty aircraft engines during World War I. Hall-Scott also licensed Nordyke & Marmon to produce some of their aircraft engines. The company constructed a new aviation plant in 1917 to facilitate production of these engines.
NASM.XXXX.0250
Nordyke & Marmon Company
1917-1918
Nordyke & Marmon Company, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0250.
0.05 Cubic feet (1 flat box)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a photo album documenting the construction of Nordyke & Marmon Company's aviation plant, as well as operations at the completed factory. The album, which measures approximately 11 by 8 inches and has a Marmon logo on the front cover, includes many images of men and women at work. The album also includes images of completed Liberty and Hall-Scott engines on test stands. There is also a sheet in the front of the album which lists captions and dates for each photograph contained in the album.
Collection is in original order.
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Nordyke & Marmon Aviation Plant Photograph Album, NASM.XXXX.0250, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Propulsion systems
Aircraft industry
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photograph albums