Biplane in the photo
It is difficult to be certain, but the one photo with two planes showing has the Bleriot hydroaeroplane in front and what appears to be a Curtiss Model E flying boat in the background. That would put the time frame at or after 1912. You can visit the Glenn Hammond Curtiss Museum website for photos of the Curtiss Model E replica currently flying off Keuka Lake. Better yet, drive over to Hammondsport, NY to visit the Curtiss Museum. Finger Lakes and wine country - so many good reasons to visit!
The EAA museum in Oshkosh has a replica Queen-Bleriot with an original 3 cylinder Anzani engine, air cooled and rather anemic. The Bleriot in these photos has been upgraded with a water cooled upright 4 cylinder engine. Curtiss made those style engines in 1909 and later, as did Roberts and a few other American manufacturers. I can not tell who made the one in the photo, though. I doubt the Bleriot would have ever gotten off the water if it had the Anzani due to the float weights and drag.
Great pics - Post some more!
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