Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_25_1_14
Creation Date
12-6-1934
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
General Albert J. Bowley shakes Major William E. Kepner's hand after he presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Kepner. Major Kepner and Captain Albert W. Stevens received the medal for gallantry in remaining with their National Geographic Society-Army Air Corps stratosphere balloon until just before it crashed in a Nebraska cornfield.
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
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Date Digital
3-4-2003
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000 XL
Spatial Coverage
Dayton, Ohio
Keywords
ms1_25_1_14; Orville Wright and Groups; Wright Field (Ohio); Military bases; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Kepner, William E., 1893-1982; Stevens, A. W. (Albert William), 1886-1949; Color guards; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal)
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