Box 17A
Container
Contains 128 Results:
Close up view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Le Mans just above the hangar., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 25
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Left rear view of Wilbur Wright in flight at Le Mans with spectators watching standing in front of trees., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 2, Item: 26
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Interior of the hangar at Camp d’Auvours with bicycles and cooking area., Undated
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
Undated
Retouched print showing the Wright 1907 Flyer being towed by car from Les Hunaudières to Camp d’Auvours, with Léon Bollée driving and Wilbur Wright is in the rear seat of the automobile., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
A view through the canard elevators of the Wright 1907 Flyer showing the motor, transmission chains, seats, and controls of the flying machine at Camp d’Auvours, Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
Examining damage to the Wright 1907 Flyer following one of Wilbur Wright's accidents, probably that of August 13, 1908 at Les Hunaudières near Le Mans., probably 1908 Aug. 13
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
probably 1908 Aug. 13
Wilbur Wright on the upper wing of the Wright 1907 Flyer making repairs following his accident at Les Hunaudières, 1908 Aug.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908 Aug.
Wilbur supervising the dismantling of the left wings of the damaged Wright 1907 Flyer, August 1908., 1908 Aug.
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908 Aug.
Close rear view of the Wright 1907 Flyer mounted on its launch rail before a flight at Le Mans, 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
An unidentified man is standing, facing the camera at right. Wetstamped by Branger, Paris.
Dates:
1908
Close rear view of the Wright 1907 Flyer mounted on its launch rail., 1908
Item — Box: 17A, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Wilbur Wright traveled to Le Mans, France, in May 1908. He spent June and July assembling a 1907 model Wright Flyer which had been shipped to France the previous year. This Flyer was based on the design of the modified 1905 Wright Flyer and was equipped with two seats and a stick to control wing warping, instead of the old hip cradle. This design subsequently became known as the Wright Model A. Wilbur was offered space to work in the automobile factory of Léon Bollée. On August...
Dates:
1908
