Box 1
Container
Contains 155 Results:
Buglers signaling the arrival of the Orville and Wilbur Wright and other dignitaries at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Dayton, Ohio., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 31
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Don Carlos Garcia Valez, U.S. Minster from Cuba, in conversation with other spectators., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 32
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Don Carlos Garcia Valez, U.S. Minster from Cuba, in conversation with General James Allen, 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 33
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Wilbur and Orville Wright holding medals. Ivonette Wright (with bow in hair) is seated behind Wilbur Wright., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 34
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Orville Wright entering coach preparing to leave Dayton to entrain to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate the Wright 1909 Signal Corp Flyer to the United States Army at Fort Myer, VA., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 35
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Governor Judson Harmon presenting the State of Ohio Medal to Orville and Wilbur Wright. Ivonette, Leontine, and Katharine Wright are seated behind them., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 36
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Sprigg McMahon, Master of Ceremony for the Homecoming Celebration entering a coach., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 37
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Bishop Milton Wright, Lorin, Orville, and Wilbur Wright., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 38
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Woman riding in sedan chair., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 39
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
Wilbur, Orville (standing), and Bishop Milton Wright. Ivonette, Leontine, and Katharine Wright seated directly behind them., 1909 June
Item — Box: 1, Item: 40
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection visually documents the two-day Homecoming Celebration which was a salute to the Wrights' accomplishments in aviation. The Wrights had just returned from successful exhibition flights in France, Germany, and Italy where they received accolades from heads of states and gained fame throughout Europe. The event included receptions, parades, concerts, and firework displays all in honor of Dayton's hometown heroes. Daytonians were even given the opportunity to shake hands with...
Dates:
1909 June
