Wilbur Wright arriving at the medals ceremony during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration
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Item Identifier Number
ms192_155
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
A double exposed image of the medals ceremony during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. The first exposure shows Wilbur Wright at the medals ceremony walking up the path to the stage. The second exposure shows Wilbur, Orville, and Bishop Milton Wright on the stage during the ceremony. In the grandstands, school children are clothed in red, white, and blue to form a United States of America Flag. The right side of the image shows Wilbur arriving and a line of horse drawn carriages. To the left of the carriages are soldiers from the Second and Third Regiments of the Ohio National Guard and the crowd that witnessed the event.
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
1-25-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_155; Carriages and carts; Montgomery County Fairgrounds (Ohio); Photography--Special effects; Wright; Orville; 1871-1948; United States. Army; Medal ceremonies; Children performance; Ohio. Army National Guard; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Rites and ceremonies; Ohio--Militia; Photographic techniques; Grandstands; Flags--United States; Wright, Milton, 1828-1917; Soldiers
