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Item Identifier Number
ms192_023
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
Orville and Bishop Milton Wright are exiting carriages as they arrive for the medals ceremony during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration held on the morning of Friday June 18, 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Five horse drawn carriages are lined up behind the Bishop and Orville Wright on the racetrack at the fairgrounds. In the background, soldiers from the Second and Third Regiments of the Ohio National Guard are lined up in formation. Along the top part of the image, the large crowd witnesses the ceremony.
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
1-17-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_023; Carriages and carts; Ohio--Militia; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; United States. Army; Montgomery County Fairgrounds (Ohio); Horses; Church of the United Brethren in Christ; Rites and ceremonies; Ohio. Army National Guard; Soldiers; Medal ceremonies; Wright, Milton, 1828-1917
