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Item Identifier Number
ms152_072
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
Three employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work on packing a De Havilland DH-4 for shipment, circa 1918. The front end of the fuselage is visible as the lid of the crate is being lowered over the aircraft. In the background other employees work on dismantling and crating other DH-4s. A large Blue Star Banner hangs from the rafters with four stars. A sign attached to the Blue Star Banner reads "This department 100% 4th Liberty Loan." The negative is titled "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 46.
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
6-5-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_072; Blue star banner; Airplane factories; Aircraft industry; World War, 1914-1918; Construction equipment; Aircraft industry--Employees; Packaging; De Havilland DH-4; Woodworking tools; Packing for shipment; Building materials; Male aircraft industry employees; Airplanes--Parts
