Box 17A
Container
Contains 5 Results:
View of sand dunes and woods near Kitty Hawk, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 1, 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:
1908
Distant view of Wilbur Wright flying alone at Camp d’Auvours, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 9
Scope and Contents
The observation tower and a huge crowd of spectators are visible in the far distance.
Dates:
1908
Léon Bollée, Wilbur Wright, and three unidentified officials, standing on the observation tower at Camp d’Auvours, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 9
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
Wilbur Wright and an unknown mechanic cutting a wire to begin repairs to the left wing of the Wright 1907 Flyer. Wilbur either crashed or made hard landings three times during his flights at Le Mans, probably 1908 Aug. 13
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 4, Item: 9
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:
probably 1908 Aug. 13
Citizens of Le Mans present for the cornerstone dedication ceremony for the Wilbur Wright monument at Le Mans, 1918 Dec. 22
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 6, Item: 9
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:
1918 Dec. 22
