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Item Identifier Number
ms192_125
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
The image shows Dayton Glee Club members, dressed as troubadours, marching in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration. The Glee Club members carried wreaths and garland and laid these at the feet of the Wright Brothers. The Wrights were seated in the reviewing stand, at Main Street and First Street, in the Court of Honor. The glee club sang "Hail to the Wrights" written by E. B. Grimes from the "Soldiers' Chorus of Faust."
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
1-29-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_125; Ethnic costumes; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Grimes; E. B.; Music--Performance; Flags--United States; Actors; Streets--Ohio; Parades; Singing; Troubadours; Marching; Dayton--Streets; Dayton Glee Club (Ohio); Culture in art; Spectators; Streets--Ohio--Dayton