Box 15B
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Original 1901 print showing Orville Wright holding the Wright 1901 glider upright on the beach at Kill Devil Hills. Image shows the bottom of the glider., 1901
Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 5, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1901
[Does Not Exist - Unassigned]
Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 6, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1902
A.R. Weyl takes the hip cradle in Zander and Weyl's reproduction of 1902 glider. Note on reverse: "The wing tip skids are a modification only for the trials.", 1939
Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 7, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1939
The party at the Wright’s 1902 camp., Undated
Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 8, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This file contains two pages of typed notes used in the 1934 glider reproduction process headed, “Notes on conversation with Orville Wright on April 27, 1934.” The notes contain detailed dimensions for the Wright 1902 glider.
Dates:
Undated
