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Item Identifier Number
ms192_080
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
This image shows a horse-drawn float of a model hot air balloon during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration. The float is on a residential street in Dayton, Ohio and is being viewed by spectators from the sidewalks. Behind the float is a herald announcing the dirigible balloon as the next mode of transportation. The history of locomotion in America section of the parade featured floats representing various modes of transportation starting with the birch bark canoe and ending with a model of the Wright Flyer. All of the floats for the parade were sculpted by Joseph Horchert and designed by Henry Kabierske. Kabierske, of Fischer and Sons in Philadelphia, also designed most of the decorations for the event.
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
2-6-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_080; Balloons; Horses; Parades; Kabierske, Henry; Streets--Ohio--Dayton; Horse-drawn vehicles; Streets--Ohio; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Flags--United States; Spectators; Hot air balloons; Parade floats; Horchert, Joseph A.; Dayton--Streets
