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Item Identifier Number
ms152_106
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photographic print shows employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company dismantling a De Havilland DH-4 aircraft, circa 1918. The fuselage is on a shipping pallet and the employees work to remove the tail section of the aircraft. Another DH-4 stands to the side of the first. Other DH-4s and shipping materials can be seen in the background. A United States flag and a Blue Star Banner hang from the rafters. The title of the negative is "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 45.
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_106; Tail skid; Aircraft industry; World War, 1914-1918; De Havilland DH-4; Packing for shipment; Airplanes--Parts; Tail section; Woodworking tools; Male aircraft industry employees; Aircraft industry--Employees; Packaging; Building materials; Airplane factories
