World War I, 1915-1917
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The Anchorage 1916
When Loa and Walter arrived in Newport News, they were lucky enough to find housekeeping rooms in Dr. Pressy's house. The Pressey house was called "The Anchorage". It still stands at 411 Chesapeake Avenue. Walter is quoted: "Our first baby, Betty, was born March 9, 1916. I was at the station when Aunt Emma called me and said Loa had started to have labor pains and was going to the hospital. I was so excited, Captain Tom said Ted Hequemburg should fly me there. The hospital was across the street from Hampton Roads. We landed right in front of the hospital and nosed the flying boat up on the shore. I rushed into the hospital in my flying clothes, helmet and goggles, demanding, 'Where's my wife?'" She had had to walk from our house and hadn't arrived yet. |
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Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station December, 1915 |
Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station December, 1915 |
Curtiss H-10 Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station December, 1915 |
Curtiss Aviation School or Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station 1916 |
Pilots at Newport News, 1916 |
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| Pilots at Newport News, 1916 | Pilots at Newport News, 1916 |
Gen.William Mitchell Spring, 1917 |
General Mitchell's Daughters Spring, 1917 |
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World War I Schools Chanute, Selfridge, Ellington Gerstner, Brooks, 1917 |
Earl Southee Princeton Flying School June, 1917 |
Paul Culver Princeton Flying School June, 1917 |
Princeton Flying School June, 1917 |
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Katherine Stinson August, 1919 |
Walter & Loa Lees August, 1919 |
Mrs. A.S. Heinrich August, 1919 |
Curtiss Jennies, 1917-1918 |
Gallery 5