Box 17A
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Wilbur Wright taking off or landing at Les Hunaudières, Le Mans, 1908 Aug.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908 Aug.
Composite photographic reproduction showing four images, two of Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, one of the Wright Memorial in Dayton, and another showing the Wright Brothers receiving Congressional medals at the Homecoming Celebration at Dayton, 1909., 1908-1909
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908-1909
L’Aero-cap Chapeau Extra Léger. A photograph of a caricature of Wilbur in flight suspended over the town of Le Mans by four bowler hats., Undated
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 4, Item: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
Undated
