Images from 1909
Wilbur Wright runs with the machine to start it, C. H. Claudy
Wilbur Wright stands with politicians at Fort Myer, C. H. Claudy
Wright 1909 Signal Corps Flyer beginning flight, C. H. Claudy
Wright 1909 Signal Corps Flyer in the air at Fort Myer, C. H. Claudy
The flight to Grant's Tomb, C. Curtis
Orville and Wilbur Wright, Daily Mirror, London
Orville and Wilbur Wright walking with Uncle Sam, Homer Davenport
Spectators on Governors Island, Arthur G. Eldredge
King Alfonso XIII with Orville Wright, E. Filiatre
Moving the Wright Model A Flyer, E. Filiatre
Pulling the launch rail ropes, E. Filiatre
Spectators at Pau, France, E. Filiatre
Spectators at Pau, France, E. Filiatre
Tightening the launch rail ropes, E. Filiatre
Wilbur Wright and others working of the launch rail, E. Filiatre
Wright Model A Flyer in flight, E. Filiatre
A record breaking flight, Hans V. Gosseln
Moving the Flyer, Otto Haeckel
The Flyer on the launch rail, J. H. Hare
Wilbur Wright and others in front of the Flyer, J. H. Hare
Wilbur Wright and others in front of the hangar, J. H. Hare
Hildebrandt and Orville Wright in a dirigible, Arthur Hoffschild
Katharine Wright in the Parseval, Arthur Hoffschild
Zeppelin, Hildebrandt, and Orville Wright in a dirigible, Arthur Hoffschild
1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Court of Honor in downtown Dayton, Ohio, Andrew S. Iddings
1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Court of Honor in downtown Dayton, Ohio, Andrew S. Iddings
A combination fire wagon from the Dayton Fire Department in the exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A covered wagon driving in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A herald and a member of the continental drum corps addressing the crowds during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
A man dressed as a herald during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
A man dressed as a herald is reading a scroll during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
A member of the celebration committee making a speech at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
An elevated view of South Main Street at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration in Dayton, Andrew S. Iddings
An elevated view of the crowd during the parade at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
An elevated view of the crowd during the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
An overhead view of the crowd at the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
An ox cart in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
An ox cart in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration in Dayton, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float, featuring a canal boat, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float, featuring a dirigible airship, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float featuring a dirigible airship in the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration parade, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float, featuring a globe supporting the Wright Flyer, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float, featuring a globe supporting the Wright Flyer, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float, featuring a parlor car for the railroad, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A parade float with a model of the first steamboat, The Clermont, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A steam pumper fire engine from the Dayton Fire Department in the exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A steam pumper fire engine from the Dayton Fire Department in the exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A steam pumper fire engine from the Dayton Fire Department in the fire department parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A triumphal arch in the Court of Honor at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A Triumphal Arch in the Court of Honor at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A view of Main Street in Dayton looking south during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
A Woman riding in a sedan chair during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration parade, Andrew S. Iddings
Birch bark canoe parade float at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton, Lorin, Orville, and Wilbur Wright during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton, Lorin, Orville, and Wilbur Wright in Van Cleve Park during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton, Orville, Lorin, and Wilbur Wright at Van Cleve Park during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton Wright and Orville Wright arriving at the opening ceremonies during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton Wright and Orville Wright arriving for the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton Wright delivering the invocation during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Bishop Milton Wright delivering the invocation during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Children dressed as Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia in a pony cart in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Colonel A. J. Clark, Governor of the Soldiers, Home riding on horseback with his staff in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Company C of the Third Regiment of the Ohio National Guard during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Fire Department combination wagon driving in the exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Fire Department combination wagon driving in the exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Fire Department combination wagon in the fire department parade at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Fire Department hook and ladder truck during the exhibition fire run at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Fire Department hook and ladder truck in the fire department parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Fire Department hose wagon in the exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Glee Club members dressed as troubadours marching in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Mayor Edward E. Burkhart and Ohio Governor Judson Harmon at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Dayton Mayor Edward E. Burkhart and Ohio Governor Judson Harmon at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Edward E. Burkhart, Mayor of Dayton and Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Elderly man and woman entering a carriage during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Elevated view of crowds during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Elevated view of the Court of Honor during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
General Carlos Garcia Velez, Cuban Minister to the United States, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
General Carlos Garcia Velez, Cuban Minister to the United States, with other guests at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
General Carlos Garcia Velez, Cuban Minister to the United States, with other guests at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Governor Judson Harmon displaying the State of Ohio medal to the crowd during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Heidelberg's Celebration Band marching in the Dayton Fire Department parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn carriages in the Dayton Fire Department exhibition fire run during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn parade float, featuring a Birch bark canoe and Native American performers, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn parade float, featuring a hot air balloon, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn parade float, featuring an early railroad locomotive, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn parade float, featuring a railroad locomotive, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn parade float, featuring a railroad locomotive, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
Horse-drawn parade float, featuring a Stephenson steam engine, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Andrew S. Iddings
James Allen, Chief Signal Officer, United States Army, at the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio arriving for the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio arriving for the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Katharine Wright during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Katharine Wright entering a carriage during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings
Katharine Wright with Lt. Frank P. Lahm, United States Army Signal Corps, during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony, Andrew S. Iddings