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Box 15B

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Original 1901 print of Orville Wright holding the Wright 1901 glider, 1901

 Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 5, Item: 9
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

Wilbur Wright gliding in the 1902 glider, Left front view., 1902 Oct.

 Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 6, Item: 9
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 Oct.

Close up view of Weyl in the hip cradle of the 1939 British reproduction 1902 glider., 1939

 Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 7, Item: 9
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

Front view of Wilbur and Dan Tate flying the 1902 glider as a kite., Undated

 Item — Box: 15B, Folder: 8, Item: 9
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