Kill Devil Camp Album, 1911
Scope and Contents
Consists of 34 images taken by Alexander Ogilvie and presented to Horace Wright. Views include the Outer Banks, sand dunes, Big Kill Devil Hill, the 1911 camp building, Horace, Orville, and Lorin Wright, news reporters, Orville Wright’s 1911 glider, and Orville and Ogilvie piloting the 1911 glider from the Big Hill at Kill Devil Hills. Ogilvie attaches captions written for Horace, to many of the photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1911
Creator
- From the Collection: Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wright family (Family)
Language of Materials
The records are in English, French, German and Italian
Restrictions on Access
Due to preservation concerns, original audio and video recordings in the collection cannot be played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please provide us at least two weeks advance notice if you would like to request an audio or video reference copy. Call (937) 775-2092 or e-mail us at library-archives-ref@wright.edu. Use of digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.
To reduce stress on the original photographs, photo albums, newspapers, Wright Family School Items, and Milton Wright Diaries, patrons are asked to first use digital copies, in place of the originals. The digitized items are available online in CORE SCHOLAR at https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms1/.
Extent
From the Collection: 38.75 linear feet (and 203 volumes)
Existence and Location of Copies
Images are available online in CORE Scholar at https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/do/search/?q=ms1_35*.
Physical Description
Kill Devil Camp 1911. Photograph album, 9 x 6 inches. The album is bound with gray cloth boards secured with silk strings.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu