Wright Brothers Photographs

 

Creator

Wright Brothers

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Item Identifier Number

ms1_16_7_9

Creation Date

10-4-1905

Collection

MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection

Description

Orville Wright piloting the 46th flight of the Wright 1905 Flyer at Huffman Prairie. The Flyer flew for 33 minutes, 20 seconds and 20.8 miles. Twelve photographs were taken of the flight. In this photograph the Flyer is just passing the camera resulting in only the right wing appearing in the photograph. Bishop Milton Wright and Katharine Wright were among nine witnesses to the flight.

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 print, black and white

Permissions

Special Collections and Archives provides reprints or digital copies of our materials for a fee. For further information please visit their website or call (937) 775-2092.

Date Digital

9-7-2000

Digitization Specification

AGFA DuoScan T2000XL

Spatial Coverage

Dayton, Ohio


Keywords

ms1_16_7_9; Huffman Prairie (Simms Station); Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright 1905 Flyer; Airplanes; Flight; Airfields; Trees; Fences; Huffman Prairie (Ohio); Simms Station (Ohio)

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No Copyright - United States