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Item Identifier Number
ms192_008
Creation Date
6-17-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
Wilbur Wright and his friend Wilbur Landis (left) are exiting a carriage during the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration opening ceremonies on the morning of June 17, 1909. The opening ceremonies were held at Van Cleve Park (also known historically as Newcom Park or the Log Cabin Park), which is now RiverScape MetroPark. Two rows of heralds are surrounding Wilbur Wright and Wilbur Landis. Behind Wright is a carriage and its driver with a passenger exiting. In the background under a line of trees is part of the crowd that witness the events.
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
1-17-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_008; Actors; Opening ceremonies; Spectators; Rites and ceremonies; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Landis, Wilbur E., 1862-1932; Van Cleve Park (Dayton, Ohio); Courts and courtiers; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Ten Dayton Boys; Parks--Ohio--Montgomery County; RiverScape MetroPark (Dayton, Ohio); Heralds; Carriages and carts
