Box 17B
Container
Contains 134 Results:
Politicians and U.S. Army officers inspecting the Wright Model A Flyer on its launch rail at Fort Myer, Virginia, 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
Those present and identified include Colonel “Cap” Hatfield, commandant of Fort Myer; Secretary of War Luke E. Wright; Major George Owen Squier; George C. Sweet; Richard B. Creecy; Jerome Fanciulli; French Attaché Jules H.F. Fournier and Truman H. Newberry.
Dates:
1908 Sept.
Another view of senior and junior Army officers and politicians inspecting the Wright Model A Flyer, 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
Those present include Asst. Secretary of War, General Oliver; Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge; Colonel Bromwell of the Army Corps of Engineers; Lt. Frank P. Lahm; Cap Hatfield; George Squier; Jules Fournier and Richard B. Creecy.
Dates:
1908 Sept.
Thomas E. Selfridge, George Squier, and Benjamin D. Foulois of the U.S. Army Signal Corps inspecting the Wright Model A Flyer on its launch rail at Fort Myer, 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1908 Sept.
A view looking down the right wing of the Wright Model A Flyer at Fort Myer, showing the motor, radiator and rigging., 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1908 Sept.
A close-up of the Wright Model A Flyer at Fort Myer., 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
An unidentified man stands nearby. An older print made from U.S. Air Service negative number 4621.
Dates:
1908 Sept.
Front left view of the Wright Model A Flyer at Fort Myer, 1908 Sept.
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
The motor and controls are clearly visible.
Dates:
1908 Sept.
Orville Wright gestures in conversation with an unidentified U.S. Army Signal Corps officer who strongly resembles Frank P. Lahm, while the 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer is fueled in preparation for a flight, 1909 July
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1909 July
Orville Wright checks the engine of the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer as it rests on the launch rail at Fort Myer, 1909 July
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
This photograph was retouched for publication in Fred C. Kelly’s 1955 revision of his biography The Wright Brothers.
Dates:
1909 July
Orville Wright standing in the Wright 1909 U.S. Army Signal Corps Flyer making last second adjustments in preparation for a flight at Fort Myer, 1909 July
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1909 July
A recent print showing Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge and Orville Wright seated in the Wright Model A Flyer a moment before launch, 1908 Sept. 17
Item — Box: 17B, Folder: 7, Item: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This series includes many original photographic prints made by the Wrights from their own negatives shortly after the images were taken. The Wrights exposed at least 303 gelatin dry plate negatives in the course of documenting their process of invention. All of their glass plate negatives were given to the Library of Congress in 1949, but many of their original prints remained with the Estate of Orville Wright. Many of the Wright Brothers’ original negatives were damaged in Dayton’s great...
Dates:
1908 Sept. 17
