Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_33_31
Creation Date
9-9-1908
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Wright Model A Flyer, piloted by Orville Wright, taking off with Lt. Frank P. Lahm as a passenger. Caption beside photograph, "Start of 57 1/2 minute flight, Sept 9, 1908. Breeze was 4 mi. per hr. from the north, blowing down track. 'It" dipped into the grass for 100 yards before rising." Also, note beside photograph, "Picture made in 1/1000 second. Shows 'It' just leaving rail." C. H. Claudy Ft. Myer photograph album. This photograph is attributed to C. H. Claudy, Washington, D.C.
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
Arlington, Virginia
Keywords
ms1_33_31; Military Demonstrations; Military bases; Wright Model A Flyer; Launch rail; Photograph albums Dwellings; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Airplanes--Takeoff; Lahm, Frank Purdy, 1877-1963; Wooden-frame buildings; C.H. Claudy's Fort Myer Album
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