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Item Identifier Number
ms152_194
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photograph shows propeller production at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 2, circa 1918. The propeller is in a machine where the employee of Dayton-Wright shapes the wood to the specified design. The machine is belt driven by pulleys on the ceiling. The employee is wearing a long coat and a hat and stands near the piece he is working on. The title of the negative is "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton, Ohio. Plant No. 2."
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 Nitrate Negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
6-25-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_194; Aircraft industry; Airplanes--Parts; Airplane factories; World War; 1914-1918; Plant - 2 Dayton-Wright Airplane Company; Aircraft industry--Employees; Woodworking tools; Male aircraft industry employees
