Box 17A
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Modern 8 x 10 copy print of Wilbur Wright in flight at dusk or sunset, Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 19
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
Composite photo reproduction showing four images of Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, including one of his altitude record flights of December 18, 1908., 1908 Dec. 18
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 19
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 Dec. 18
Comic postcard depicting two well dressed, anthropomorphic dogs flying in a Wright 1907 Flyer over two dogs on the ground., Undated
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 4, Item: 19
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
