Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_7_13
Creation Date
10-4-1905
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Front view of Orville Wright piloting the 46th flight of the Wright 1905 Flyer at Huffman Prairie. Orville flew for 33 minutes, 20 seconds and 20.8 miles at a height of 40 to 60 feet. Twelve photographs were taken of the flight. In this photograph the Flyer is approaching the camera resulting in a view of the front of the airplane. Bishop Milton Wright and Katharine Wright were among nine witnesses to the flight.
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 print, black and white
Permissions
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Date Digital
9-7-2000
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000XL
Spatial Coverage
Dayton, Ohio
Keywords
ms1_16_7_13; Huffman Prairie (Simms Station); Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright 1905 Flyer; Airplanes; Flight; Airfields; Trees; Fences; Huffman Prairie (Ohio); Simms Station (Ohio)
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