Wright Brothers Photographs
Preview
Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_2_8
Creation Date
12-17-1903
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
The first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. Orville Wright, pilot. Wilbur Wright is running and watching the Flyer. This first flight lasted 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_8; Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina; Wright 1903 Flyer; First powered flight; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Coil boxes; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Airplanes--Take off; Shovels; Benches; Two-wheeled truck; Launch rail; Flight; Kill Devil Hills (N.C.); Gasoline cans; Footprints
Image Location
Rights Statement
