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Item Identifier Number
ms152_132
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photograph shows a De Havilland DH-4 that is packed in a shipping crate at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. The aircraft has a Scarff ring attached and is secured in the shipping crate. Other parts of the aircraft are being packed in shipping crates and crates that are finished are visible to the right side of the image and one is labeled 32065. Tools, airplane parts, and other materials are visible throughout the photograph. In the background employees of Dayton-Wright work on a Standard J-1 training aircraft. The negative is titled "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 42.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
8x10 Glass plate negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
6-14-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_132; Woodworking tools; Aircraft industry; World War, 1914-1918; Packing for shipment; Aircraft industry--Employees; Airplane factories; Male aircraft industry employees; De Havilland DH-4; Airplanes--Parts; Building materials; Standard J-1; Packaging
