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Item Identifier Number
ms192_050
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
Orville Wright is accepting the State of Ohio medal from Governor Judson Harmon during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony held on the morning of Friday June 18, 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Seated in the front row on the stage is Wilbur, Bishop Milton, and Milton Wright, the son of Lorin Wright. Seated behind Wilbur are Leontine and Ivonette Wright, the daughters of Lorin Wright. Lorin Wright is behind Bishop Milton Wright. Seated behind Leontine Wright is Wilbur Landis and next to Lorin Wright is Ed Ellis. Landis and Ellis were members of the Ten Dayton Boys Club, who were invited to sit on the stage as distinguished guests of the Wright family during the ceremony. On the right side of the image is a large crowd of spectators that witnessed the event. In the grandstands are school children clothed in red, white, and blue to 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
1-30-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_050; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Governors--Ohio; Flags--United States; Medals; Ellis; Edgar W.; 1864-1951; Landis; Wilbur E.; 1862-1932; Jameson; Leontine Wright; 1898-1977; Church of the United Brethren in Christ; Wright; Lorin; 1862-1939; Ten Dayton Boys; Stages; Performance art; Rites and ceremonies; Medal ceremonies; Miller; Ivonette Wright; 1896-1995; Wright; Milton; 1828-1917; Child artists; Montgomery County Fairgrounds (Ohio); Grandstands; Wright; Milton; 1892-1961; Children performance; Spectators; Wright; Orville; 1871-1948; Wright; Wilbur; 1867-1912; Harmon; Judson; 1846-1927
