Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_36_84
Creation Date
11-13-1908
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
A group of spectators and officials gather to watch Wilbur Wright attempt to win the Aero Club de la Sarthe prize for height at Camp d'Auvours. The required conditions were 30 meters, and on this day, Wilbur Wright ascended nearly 70 meters. Leon Bollee and Rene Pellier are seen in this photograph standing by the altitude balloon used to measure the 30 meter mark. From the Leon Bollee Album presented to Orville Wright July 17, 1920.
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
Le Mans, France
Keywords
ms1_36_84; European Flights; Bollee, Leon, 1870-1913; Balloons; Automobiles; Pellier, Rene; Photograph albums; Children; Artillery ranges; Bollee Album
Image Location
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