Wright Brothers Photographs

 

Creator

Octave Chanute

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Item Identifier Number

ms1_16_1_23

Creation Date

10-1-1902

Collection

MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection

Description

Octave Chanute's photograph of the Wright 1902 glider gathering speed as it glides down a hill at Kill Devil Hills. The Wright brother piloting the glider is not identified. Note on reverse by Chanute "17. Gathering speed."

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

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina


Keywords

ms1_16_1_23; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Flight; Gliders (Aeronautics); Sand hills; Kill Devil Hills (N.C.); Gliding and soaring; Sand dunes; Wright 1902 Glider

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Rights Statement

No Copyright - United States