Wilbur Wright checking the tail of a 1910 Wright Model A Flyer at the Harvard-Boston Aero Meet, September, 1910

Creator

Anthony Philpott

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Item Identifier Number

ms338_01_01

Creation Date

1910

Collection

MS-338: Harvard-Boston Aero Meet Collection

Description

The photograph shows Wilbur Wright squatting down behind a 1910 Wright Model A Flyer checking the wires attached to the tail. The letter A is on the tail of the Wright Model A Flyer which was the identification letter given to Walter Brookins for the events. The image was taken at the Harvard-Boston Aero Meet which was held in Atlantic, Massachusetts from September 3-13, 1910 and was sponsored by the Harvard Aeronautical Society. The image is the same as item number ms338_05_01 which is in the form of a glass lantern slide.

Publisher Repository

Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries

Document Type

Image

Media Type

4x5 Glass Plate Negative

Permissions

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Date Digital

7-9-2007

Digitization Specification

Epson Expression 10000 XL