Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_2_20
Creation Date
12-17-1903
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Original print of the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. Orville Wright pilot; Wilbur Wright running and watching the Wright 1903 Flyer taking off. The Wright's estimated that the duration of this flight was 12 seconds.
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_2_20; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Launch rail; Shovels; Wright 1903 Flyer; Two-wheeled truck; Benches; Flight; Airplanes--Take off; Coil boxes; Footprints; Kill Devil Hills (N.C.); First powered flight; Gasoline cans
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