Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_2_22
Creation Date
12-17-1903
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
The fourth and final flight of the Wright 1903 Flyer, Wilbur Wright, pilot. The flying machine is in flight at a point near where it will land after 59 seconds having covered a total distance of 852 feet. The launch rail is in the foreground. Note on reverse in Orville Wright's handwriting "showing starting rail and machine at point where it landed in flight of 59 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
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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_22; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Wright 1903 Flyer; Footprints; Airplanes--Landing; Skid marks; Sawhorses; Sand; Atlantic Coast (N.C.); Two-wheeled truck
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