Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_2_13
Creation Date
12-17-1903
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
The first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. Orville Wright is piloting the Wright 1903 Flyer while Wilbur Wright runs and watches the take off. Note on reverse in Orville's handwriting: "First flight of first motor machine, Dec. 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, N.C. Against a wind of 24 miles an hour. This picture represents the machine just after starting from the rail established for acquiring initial velocity but no thrust was given outside of its own power."
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
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Keywords
ms1_16_2_13; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Benches; Wright 1903 Flyer; First powered flight; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Launch rail; Kill Devil Hills (N.C.); Footprints; Airplanes--Take off; Flight; Two-wheeled truck; Shovels; Coil boxes; Gasoline cans
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