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Item Identifier Number
ms192_065
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
The image shows soldiers from the Second Infantry Regiment of the United States Army marching in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration. The soldiers were under the command of Colonel Francis Mansfield and marched to Dayton, Ohio from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. Colonel Mansfield is riding the horse on the right side of the photograph in the front row. A crowd lines both sides of the street to view the parade in a residential area of Dayton, Ohio. In the background are homes decorated for the parade with United States flags.
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
2-1-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_065; Dayton--Streets; Marching; United States. Army; Flags--United States; Streets--Ohio--Dayton; Parades; Horses; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Spectators; Soldiers; Streets--Ohio; Mansfield, Francis; United States. Army--Officers
