Milton and Edward Korn with a 1911 Monoplane in Shelby County, Ohio, 1911

Creator

Edward A. Korn

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Item Identifier Number

ms220_1_1_001

Creation Date

7-1-1911

Disciplines

History | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Photography

Collection

MS-220: Edward A. Korn Collection

Description

The photograph is of Edward Korn sitting at the controls of a homemade monoplane while his brother Milton stands behind the plane with his hand on the propeller in a field near Snider Road by Jackson Center, Shelby County, Ohio in July, 1911. The aircraft wing span was 34 feet, it weighed 650 pounds, and it was powered by a 50 horsepower Roberts 4 cylinder 2 cycle engine. This photograph is part of the MS-220 Edward A. Korn Collection.

Publisher Repository

Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Digital Services Department, Wright State University Libraries

Document Type

Image

Media Type

Photograph

Permissions

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Date Digital

1-5-2009

Digitization Specification

Epson Expression 10000 XL