Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_23_7_17
Creation Date
5-21-1927
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Captain William J. Tate and Elijah Baum standing near a scrap wood marker at the site of the first flight. Typed note on back, "Capt. W. J. Tate and Elijah Baum standing near the first marker ever erected on the spot from which the first airplane flight was made. Marker erected by W. J. Tate, Elijah Baum, and Rupert E. West." This photograph is attributed to Rupert E. West, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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
3-4-2003
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000 XL
Spatial Coverage
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Keywords
ms1_23_7_17; Museums and Memorials; Historical markers; Historic sites; Tate, William J., 1869-1953; Baum, Elijah; Wood; Driftwood
Image Location
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