Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_6_21
Creation Date
9-29-1905
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Front view of Orville Wright piloting the Wright 1905 Flyer at Huffman Prairie. Orville completed 14 rounds of the field, or about 12 miles in 20 minutes and 49 seconds, not ending until the Flyer's fuel was exhausted. Torrance Huffman, owner of Huffman Prairie, witnessed the flight.
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
7-14-2004
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000XL
Spatial Coverage
Dayton, Ohio
Keywords
ms1_16_6_21; Huffman Prairie (Simms Station); Wright 1905 Flyer; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Flight; Huffman Prairie (Ohio); Airplanes; Simms Station (Ohio); Aeronautics--Records; Airfields
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