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Item Identifier Number
ms192_034
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
The image shows Wilbur and Orville Wright accepting medals at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony held on the morning of Friday June 18, 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. During the presentation of the medals, Wilbur and Orville delivered a short speech to the crowd. On the right side of the image, Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm of the United States Army Signal Corps is seated. Seated behind Wilbur Wright are Leontine and Ivonette Wright, the daughters of Lorin Wright. In the grandstands, school children clothed in red, white, and blue, form the United States of America flag.
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_034; Medal ceremonies; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Soldiers; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995; Child artists; Lahm, Frank Purdy, 1877-1963; Flags--United States; Grandstands; Spectators; Rites and ceremonies; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Performance art; Montgomery County Fairgrounds (Ohio); United States. Army--Officers; Stages; United States. Army; Jameson, Leontine Wright, 1898-1977; Children performance
