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DW Image # 83: Exterior view of factory during construction, circa 1918

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 83

Scope and Contents

Construction work being done at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. Construction at the back of Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is the subject of the photograph taken in circa 1918. Construction workers work around the building using various pieces of equipment and tools. A team of horses pulls a cart with materials on it in the background. An early automobile and an early motorcycle can be seen parked beside the building. Building materials are scattered throughout the image.

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_083) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/83.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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