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Item Identifier Number
ms152_008
Creation Date
6-3-1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The exterior view of Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is seen in the photograph. People are walking along the side of the plant while two men mow grass. In the foreground construction work is being done. An early automobile is parked in front of Plant 1 and a horse drawn wagon is viewed on the construction site. Construction materials including shovels, wheelbarrows, planks, barrels, and buckets lay on the ground around the wagon. A sign on the side of the wagon reads "Studebaker, R. A. McCutchron Franklin, Ohio" and the number 24 is painted on the side. The negative is titled "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton, Ohio. June, 3-18 Plant-1."
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
5-24-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_008; Plant - 1 Dayton-Wright Airplane Company; Aircraft industry; Airplane factories; Construction equipment; World War, 1914-1918; Construction workers; Wagons; Motor vehicles; Building materials; Flags--United States; Construction industry; Grounds maintenance industry
