Wright Brothers Photographs
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Item Identifier Number
ms1_16_7_11
Creation Date
10-4-1905
Collection
MS-1: Wright Brothers Collection
Description
Orville Wright piloting the 46th flight of the Wright 1905 Flyer at Huffman Prairie. Orville flew for 33 minutes, 20 seconds and 20.8 miles at a height of 40 to 60 feet. Twelve photographs were taken of the flight. In this photograph, the Flyer has just passed the camera resulting in a lower, rear view of the Flyer. Bishop Milton Wright and Katharine Wright were among nine witnesses of 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
9-7-2000
Digitization Specification
AGFA DuoScan T2000XL
Spatial Coverage
Dayton, Ohio
Keywords
ms1_16_7_11; Huffman Prairie (Simms Station); Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright 1905 Flyer; Airplanes; Flight; Airfields; Trees; Fences; Huffman Prairie (Ohio); Simms Station (Ohio)
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