Glenn H. Curtiss Fastest Man On Earth 136. 3 MPH 1907

Born in Hammondsport, NY, in 1878, his insatiable curiosity, mechanical ability and ambition soon became evident. By the time he reached his teens, bicycles and speed had become a nearobsession with the young Curtiss. He was a champion bicycle racer for years and naturally progressed to designing and building his own machines. By 1902, Curtiss, with three employees, was manufacturing his own motorcycles under the trade name, Hercules. In a measuredmile run at Ormond Beach, Florida, on Jan. 23, 1907, Cur br, br,