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Item Identifier Number
ms192_109
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
This slightly blurry image shows United States Navy seamen marching in the parade through Dayton, Ohio during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration. The group of fifty sailors was lead by Captain G. H. Kesler who was the head of the Cincinnati Navy recruiting district. This was the first United States Navy demonstration in the city of Dayton. A crowd lines both sides of the street to view the parade in a residential area of Dayton, Ohio.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
Photographic Negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
2-5-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_109; Parades; Marching; Spectators; Streets--Ohio--Dayton; Sailors; Dayton--Streets; United States. Navy; Streets--Ohio; Flags--United States; Kesler, G. H.; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909
