Rene Pellier and Wilbur Wright before a flight together

Creator

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Item Identifier Number

ms1_36_73

Creation Date

10-5-1908

Collection

MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection

Description

Rene Pellier, the vice-president of the Aero Club of Sarthe, sitting in the passenger seat of the Wright 1907 Model Flyer at Camp d'Auvours. Wilbur Wright described Pellier as "the richest man in Le Mans." Pellier provided canned goods and time to Wilbur during his flight tests at Le Mans. From the Leon Bollee Album presented to Orville Wright July 17, 1920.

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

Le Mans, France