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Item Identifier Number
ms192_038
Creation Date
6-17-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
Bishop Milton, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright are in Van Cleve Park during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies on the morning of June 17, 1909. Wilbur C. Kennedy, who played Jonathan Dayton, is on the left. Other members of the celebration committee and spectators are surrounding the Wrights. The opening ceremonies were held at Van Cleve Park (also known historically as Newcom Park or the Log Cabin Park), which is now RiverScape MetroPark.
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
1-30-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_038; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Wright, Milton, 1828-1917; Opening ceremonies; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Church of the United Brethren in Christ; Actors; Dayton; Jonathan--Portrayals; RiverScape MetroPark (Dayton, Ohio); Kennedy, Wilbur C.; Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939; Dayton; Jonathan--Drama; Rites and ceremonies; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Flags--United States; Parks--Ohio--Montgomery County; Van Cleve Park (Dayton, Ohio); Dayton; Jonathan--Exhibitions
