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The collection includes a lithograph of James Means's residence on Bay State Road in Boston, which was designed by architects Little and Browne, whose archives is in the Historic New England Collection. "James Means and the Problem of Manflight, during the period 1882-1920" (1964), by James Howard Means, M.D., "The James Means Control for Flying Machines, based on the principle of Mental Automatism" (1913), by James Means. "Oppressive Tariff Taxation" (1885), by James Means. "Five Patents Relating to Aviation" (1909), by James Means, "Manflight" (1891), by James Means, Twentieth Century Energy" (1896), by James Means, 1938 "Acme Photo" photograph of Dr. James Howard Means and Dr. William J. Kerr, April 4, 1938., Two (2) trade cards and seven (7) newspapers clippings advertising "James Means Shoes."
printed ephemera
publications
photographs
aircraft
aviation
shoes (footwear)
lithographs
printed ephemera
photographs
lithographs
aviation
shoes (footwear)
publications
aircraft
0.1 cubic feet (1 legal sized folder)
MS062
James Means Collection, 1885-1964
2019
MS062
Gift
Gift of William P. Veillette, 2019
Veillette, William P. (Donor)
printed ephemera
photographs
lithographs
aviation
shoes (footwear)
publications
aircraft
Means, James, 1853-1920
Veillette, William P.
Shoe
There are no restrictions on this collection
Light preservation work completed, including rehousing contents of the collection in archival folders
Means, James, 1853-1920 . (1894). The Aeronautical Annual 1895: A Book That Helped the Wrights Take Off! . Boston: W.B. Clarke, 20.
Collection
85M-01-314-Z-A-0807
no accruals are expected for this collection
This collection is entirely in English
Donna E. Russo
First Plan (Existing) House on Washington Street. Norwich, Connecticut
Second Floor Plan (Existing) House on Washington Street. Norwich, Connecticut
James Means, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, was a shoe manufacturer and aviation pioneer. James Means and Company, located in Boston, popularized the $3.00 shoe.
Mr. Means had an intense interest in man's pursuit of flight. He attended major events such as the Wright's presentation to the War Department in 1908 and an international conference in France 1909. Not merely interested in being a bystander of history, James Means sought to create and make contributions to the industry with visual cockpit instruments, emergency landing parachute for a plane, and visual signaling system. For more information on James Means please see James Means and the Problem of Manflight during the period of 1882-1920, by James Howard Means, MD, 1964.
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