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Item Identifier Number
ms152_101
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photographic print shows the Cloth Assembly Department of Plant 1 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. Dayton-Wright employees are seen attaching cloth to the skeleton frames of aircraft wings by using tacks and tack hammers. In the background signs are visible that read "Danger No Smoking". Stacks of wings are in the background and various supplies can be seen throughout the room. The title of the negative is "Dayton-Wright Airplane - Plant - 1. Cloth Asse" and labeled 32.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
8x10 Glass plate negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
6-8-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_101; Aircraft industry--Employees; Male aircraft industry employees; Airplanes--Parts; Women aircraft industry employees; Airplane factories; Sewing; Woodworking tools; World War, 1914-1918; Aircraft industry; Cloth Assembly
