Wright Brothers Photographs

 

Creator

Octave Chanute

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Item Identifier Number

ms1_16_1_24

Creation Date

10-1-1902

Collection

MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection

Description

Octave Chanute's photograph of the Wright 1902 glider in flight at Kill Devil Hills. The glider is in the air and approaching the bottom of the hill. The Wright brother piloting the glider is not identified. There are four unidentified men in the distance at the top of the hill watching the flight. Note on reverse by Chanute "18. At good speed."

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

Special Collections and Archives provides reprints or digital copies of our materials for a fee. For further information please visit their website or call (937) 775-2092.

Date Digital

9-7-2000

Digitization Specification

AGFA DuoScan T2000XL

Spatial Coverage

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina


Keywords

ms1_16_1_24; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Gliders (Aeronautics); Wright 1902 Glider; Gliding and soaring; Sand dunes; Flight; Kill Devil Hills (N.C.); Sand hills

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Rights Statement

No Copyright - United States