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DW Image # 53: De Havilland DH-4 Airplanes in field (Neg #53), 1918 August 24

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 53

Scope and Contents

Completed De Havilland DH-4s at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company August 24, 1918. In the photograph the fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 are lined up outside the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company plant. One aircraft in the foreground is complete. The other aircrafts are lacking wings and most do not have propellers installed. In the background residential buildings are visible including barns, a church, and a cemetery. The side of one barn has a sign painted on it that reads "For best results use Lowe Bros Paints." The shadow of the photographer is visible in the foreground. The negative is titled "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Aug. 24-18." and is labeled 53. Similar image to MS152_050 and MS152_212.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 August 24

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please use CORE Scholar, the campus online repository at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/ , to view the images for reference.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

8x10 Glass plate negative

General

View this item (ms152_053) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/53.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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