Item Identifier Number
sc97_19080922
Creation Date
9-22-1908
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | United States History | Women's History
Keywords
Wright family -- History; Wright family; Daily life; Letters; Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929; Beck, Agnes Osborn, 1875-1958; Dayton (Ohio)--History--20th Century; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Aircraft accidents; Selfridge, Thomas Etholen, 1882-1908
Collection
SC-97: Katharine Wright's Correspondence with Agnes Beck
Description
In this letter Katharine Wright writes to her friend Agnes Osborn from the Fort Myer hospital shortly after the September 17, 1908 crash that left Orville Wright injured and killed observer Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge. Katharine reports on Orville's condition and the situation at the hospital.
Permissions
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Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Letter
Included in
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons
