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Item Identifier Number
ms192_094
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
The image shows Colonel A. J. Clark, Governor of the Soldier's Home, riding on horseback with his staff during the parade of the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration. Colonel Clark was selected as the Grand Marshal and lead the parade along the route through downtown Dayton, Ohio. Located on horseback on the far left of the image is Captain George H. Wood, the chief of staff for the Soldier's Home. Colonel Clark is in the center and on the right is Captain Bernard Wendler, the adjutant general to the Soldier's Home. The three soldiers are leading the parade through a residential section of Dayton and are being viewed by spectators along the side of the street.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
Photographic Negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
2-8-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_094; Clark, A. J.; United States. Army--Officers; Soldiers' homes--Ohio--Dayton--1900-1910; Flags--United States; Dayton--Streets; Parades; Horses; Streets--Ohio--Dayton; Spectators; Streets--Ohio; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; United States. Army; Wendler, Bernard; Soldiers; Wood, George H.
