Letter from Mary Winter Letter to Mrs. Tasker (Eleanor) Bliss, [just after September 17, 1908]
Item — Folder: SC-301, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This two-page letter and accompanying envelope is from Mrs. Francis (Mary) Winter to Mrs. Tasker (Eleanor) Bliss. Mrs. Winter's husband, Major Francis A. Winter, was the surgeon who cared for Orville Wright at the hospital at Fort Myer, Virginia, after Wright's September 17, 1908 crash there. The accident resulted in the death of Wright's passenger, U. S. Army Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, whose death is considered the first powered airplane fatality. In the letter Winter devotes an entire paragraph to describing the accident. Also included in this collection is a one-page transcript of the letter.
Dates
- Creation: [just after September 17, 1908]
Creator
- From the Collection: Winter, Mary (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu