Box PVIP_OS_01

Scope and Contents From the VIP File: The Wright Brothers VIP file contains photographs relating to the life and work of the Wright Brothers, especially Orville Wright, who is featured in several original Dayton newspaper photographers' photographs in this collection. Of particular note in this section are many photographs of anniversary celebrations concerning the Wrights, of Orville's funeral in 1948, and of their homes and workshops. This VIP file also includes several photos of Orville Wright with notable individuals, Henry...

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Photographs of the interior and exterior of Hawthorn Hill, as well as an exterior photo of the Wilbur Wright birthplace.

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Aerial photo outlining location of Huffman Prairie and also a photograph of the interior of one Wright workshop.

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Photographs of the Wright Memorial and Woodland Cemetery, plus an artist's rendering aerial view of Carillon Park.

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Photographs of the 1909 Military Flyer replica, Wright B Flyer replica, and Smithsonian documents.

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The majority of the Neil Armstrong VIP File focuses on astronaut Neil Armstrong's visits to the Miami Valley, particularly on his homecoming celebrations in his home town of Wapakoneta in 1966 and 1969, which also include photos of his wife, children, parents, and sites relevant to his early life. There are also several photos of Armstrong speaking at Memorial Hall in 1973.

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The Milton Caniff VIP File focuses on photographs of cartoonist and Dayton native Milton Caniff, as well as a photographs of Caniff's parents John and Elizabeth, who lived in Dayton.

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The James M. Cox and Family VIP File contains photographs of Dayton Daily News founder James M. Cox, Sr.; his children, James M. Cox, Jr.; Ann (Cox) Chambers; and Barbara (Cox) Anthony; his parents Gilbert and Eliza; and his Dayton-area mansion Trailsend. Many of the photographs of Cox himself appear to be reproductions created as part of a series highlighting his life.

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The James M. Cox and Family VIP File contains photographs of Dayton Daily News founder James M. Cox, Sr.; his children, James M. Cox, Jr.; Ann (Cox) Chambers; and Barbara (Cox) Anthony; his parents Gilbert and Eliza; and his Dayton-area mansion Trailsend. Many of the photographs of Cox himself appear to be reproductions created as part of a series highlighting his life.

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The James M. Cox and Family VIP File contains photographs of Dayton Daily News founder James M. Cox, Sr.; his children, James M. Cox, Jr.; Ann (Cox) Chambers; and Barbara (Cox) Anthony; his parents Gilbert and Eliza; and his Dayton-area mansion Trailsend. Many of the photographs of Cox himself appear to be reproductions created as part of a series highlighting his life.