Wright Brothers Photographs

 

Creator

Wright Brothers

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Item Identifier Number

ms1_16_6_10

Creation Date

9-29-1905

Collection

MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection

Description

Orville Wright piloting flight 41 of the Wright 1905 Flyer at Huffman Prairie. Orville circled the field fourteen times, or twelve miles, in 19 mins, 55 secs. This photograph is one of twelve taken during the flight. Note on reverse of 16-6-13; N2985 (same photograph by Orville Wright "Flight of motor machine at Simms Station in 1905. The direction is to the right almost at a right angle to the line of vision. Horizontal rudders in front, double surface vertical rudder behind."

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

7-13-2004

Digitization Specification

AGFA DuoScan T2000XL

Spatial Coverage

Dayton, Ohio


Keywords

ms1_16_6_10; Huffman Prairie (Simms Station); Wright 1905 Flyer; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Airplanes; Aeronautics--Records; Flight; Simms Station (Ohio); Huffman Prairie (Ohio); Airfields

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No Copyright - United States