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Item Identifier Number

ms152_053

Creation Date

8-24-1918

Collection

MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs

Description

In the photograph the fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 are lined up outside the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company plant. One aircraft in the foreground is complete. The other aircrafts are lacking wings and most do not have propellers installed. In the background residential buildings are visible including barns, a church, and a cemetery. The side of one barn has a sign painted on it that reads "For best results use Lowe Bros Paints." The shadow of the photographer is visible in the foreground. The negative is titled "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Aug. 24-18." and is labeled 53. Similar image to MS152_050 and MS152_212.

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

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

6-4-2007

Digitization Specification

Epson Expression 10000 XL


Keywords

ms152_053; De Havilland DH-4; Camera operators; Airplane factories; Cameras; Aircraft industry; Construction equipment; World War, 1914-1918

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