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Item Identifier Number
ms192_042
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
Wilbur, Orville, and Bishop Milton Wright are seated on the stage at the medals ceremony during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration held on the morning of Friday June 18, 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. In the first row on the left is Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, United States Army Signal Corps. Seated behind Wilbur are Leontine and Ivonette Wright, the daughters of Lorin Wright. Next to Bishop Wright and turning backwards is Milton Wright, the son of Lorin Wright. Lorin and Katharine Wright are behind Bishop and Orville. In the grandstand, school children are clothed in red, white, and blue forming 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
1-28-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_042; Medal ceremonies; Child artists; Lahm; Frank Purdy; 1877-1963; Spectators; Flags--United States; United States. Army; Montgomery County Fairgrounds (Ohio); United States. Army--Officers; Grandstands; Haskell; Katharine Wright; 1874-1929; Wright; Wilbur; 1867-1912; Wright; Orville; 1871-1948; Jameson; Leontine Wright; 1898-1977; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Wright; Milton; 1828-1917; Rites and ceremonies; Children performance; Performance art; Church of the United Brethren in Christ; Wright; Milton; 1892-1961; Miller; Ivonette Wright; 1896-1995; Stages; Soldiers
