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DW Image # 72: Men packaging a De Havilland DH-4 for shipment (Neg #46), circa 1918

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 72

Scope and Contents

De Havilland DH-4s being packaged for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Three employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work on packing a De Havilland DH-4 for shipment, circa 1918. The front end of the fuselage is visible as the lid of the crate is being lowered over the aircraft. In the background other employees work on dismantling and crating other DH-4s. A large Blue Star Banner hangs from the rafters with four stars. A sign attached to the Blue Star Banner reads "This department 100% 4th Liberty Loan." The negative is titled "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 46.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1918

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_072) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/72.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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