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C.H. Claudy’s Fort Myer Album, 1908-1909

 File — Box: 33

Scope and Contents

The album contains photographs by Claudy, a journalist writing for the New York Herald. Also in the album are a collection of Claudy’s news articles. The news clippings and photographs are an excellent record of Orville Wright’s activities and flights at Fort Myer, near Washington D.C. in both 1908 and 1909. There is also a first-hand account of Orville’s accident September 17, 1908, together with photographs of the damaged plane and the critical broken propeller.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908-1909

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The records are in English, French, German and Italian

Restrictions on Access

Due to preservation concerns, original audio and video recordings in the collection cannot be played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please provide us at least two weeks advance notice if you would like to request an audio or video reference copy. Call (937) 775-2092 or e-mail us at library-archives-ref@wright.edu. Use of digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.

To reduce stress on the original photographs, photo albums, newspapers, Wright Family School Items, and Milton Wright Diaries, patrons are asked to first use digital copies, in place of the originals. The digitized items are available online in CORE SCHOLAR at https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms1/.

Extent

From the Collection: 38.75 linear feet (and 203 volumes)

Existence and Location of Copies

Images are available online in CORE Scholar at https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/do/search/?q=ms1_33*.

Related Materials

See Box 17, files 7 through 10 for additional photographs by Claudy taken at Fort Myer.

Physical Description

To Orville Wright from his Friend C.H. Claudy, 1908-1909. Scrapbook album, 10 x 12 inches, bound in full brown leather.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092