Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_1_15
Creation Date
10-1-1902
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Octave Chanute's photograph a left rear view of the Wright 1902 Glider at the beginning of a glide at Kill Devil Hills. Dan Tate is on the left and has just released the left wing strut of the glider. One of the Wright Brothers is piloting the glider but is not identified. Note on reverse by Chanute "9. The flight begun."
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
7-14-2004
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000XL
Spatial Coverage
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Keywords
ms1_16_1_15; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Tate, Dan; Wright 1902 Glider; Airplanes--Takeoff; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Sand dunes; Flight; Gliding and soaring; Gliders (Aeronautics); Sand hills; Kill Devil Hills (N.C.)
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