Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_17_4_13
Creation Date
8-1-1908
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Number 77 in the series Les Pionniers de l'Air", this printed postcard shows Wilbur Wright in full flight in his Wright Model A Flyer before a small crowd of dignitaries. The location is Les Hunaudieres race course outside Le Mans. One of several postcards and photographs sent to Orville Wright by Colonel D.L. Putt, Wright Field, 1946. Col. Putt stated that he found them in going through a desk in a house in St. Germain where he was billeted from January to August, 1945. The photograph is attributed to C. Malcuit of Paris.
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 postcard, black and white
Permissions
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Date Digital
9-7-2000
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000XL
Spatial Coverage
Le Mans, France
Keywords
ms1_17_4_13; European Flights; Flight; Airplanes; Wright Model A Flyer; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Racetracks (Horse racing); Les Hunaudieres (France); Spectators
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