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Herb Munter in airplane, Seattle, circa 1915

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Herb Munter was a self-taught engineer who built Seattle's first airplanes out of a Harbor Island workshop. In 1916, William Boeing and Conrad Westervelt hired him to help them build the B&W, their first airplane.

Handwritten on sleeve: Munter Airplane & Pilot.
Webster & Stevens number: 45303
ID Number: 1983.10.10128
Date: Circa 1915
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ; taped
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10128
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Aerospace