Box 17A
Container
Contains 26 Results:
Right front view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Camp d’Auvours near Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 11
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
Photographic postcard showing Wilbur Wright flying at sunset during his endurance record flight at Camp d’Auvours., 1908 Sept. 21
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 12
Scope and Contents
The flight lasted 91 minutes and won him the Aero-Club of France prize.
Dates:
1908 Sept. 21
Right front view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Camp d’Auvours near Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 13
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
Photographic postcard showing Wilbur Wright in a high flight over balloon markers at Camp d’Auvours, Le Mans., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 14
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
Photographic postcard showing Wilbur Wright in a high flight over balloon markers at Camp d’Auvours, Le Mans., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 15
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
Contact print showing Wilbur Wright in flight at dusk, passing over the launch derrick and spectators at Camp d’Auvours, Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 16
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 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.
Wilbur Wright taking off at Les Hunaudières, Le Mans, 1908 Aug.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 18
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.
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
Wilbur Wright in flight at sunset, Le Mans, September 1908., 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 20
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 Sept.
