Box 17B
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Spectators raising the Wright Model A Flyer in order to extricate Lt. Selfridge from the wreckage., 1908 Sept. 17
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 20
Scope and Contents
To the right, spectators attend to Orville Wright.
Dates:
1908 Sept. 17
Orville Wright pilots the Wright Model A Flyer at Fort Myer., 1908-1909
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 8, Item: 20
Scope and Contents
The hangar and tents can be seen in the distance.
Dates:
1908-1909
Composite photo reproduction showing four images including one of Orville Wright flying at Fort Myer in September 1908., Undated
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 9, Item: 20
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:
Undated