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Item Identifier Number
ms192_006
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio, is arriving at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds for the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration medals ceremony held on the morning of Friday June 18, 1909 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Soldiers from the Second and Third Regiments of the Ohio National Guard stand in formation on the racetrack of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. A fence separates the racetrack and the stage area where the medals were presented to Wilbur and Orville Wright. Three early automobiles are lined up in front of the soldiers. In the background there is a large crowd.
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
1-8-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_006; Ohio. Army National Guard; Medal ceremonies; Governors--Ohio; United States. Army; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Automobiles; Montgomery County Fairgrounds (Ohio); Soldiers; Spectators; Harmon, Judson, 1846-1927; Ohio--Militia
