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Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees staining wooden parts. The photograph shows four female employees staining wooden parts for aircraft production at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. A male employee in the background observes the finished products. The negative is labeled D67.

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Aircraft parts being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. In the photograph the tail section of a De Havilland DH-4 is seen packaged on a crate in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. A DH-4 fuselage is seen in the background with other parts of the aircraft being prepared to be packaged and shipped out.

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Female employees sewing material in the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1, February 23, 1918. Five female employees use sewing machines to join fabric for aircraft production in the photograph taken at the Dayton Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. The title on the negative is "Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton, Ohio. Plant 1. Feb. 23-18."

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Employees working in the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Mill in Plant 1, July 10, 1918. A wide angle photograph of the mill department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 shows both male and female employees working to prepare the wood to create parts for the aircraft. The negative is labeled 4 and 700.

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Horizontal stabilizer skeleton at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft hanging by a hook in a small room at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The horizontal stabilizer was used as part of the tail section of the De Havilland DH-4. The negative is labeled D28. This image was taken circa 1918.

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Female employees work on a wing section while military personnel watch at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows six female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company sewing the fabric to the wing skeleton. A United States Army soldier watches as the women work. Next to the soldier is a sign that reads, "Right Aileron" and a poster from the Red Cross that is titled, "You Help Stop these Midnight Murders". This image was taken circa 1918.

Scope and Contents Construction of the De Havilland DH-4 fuselage at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic print shows the left side fuselage panel from the rear of the second cockpit to the front at the back of the radiator of the De Havilland DH-4 in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory during construction. The wheel attached to the side is the pitch control in the front cockpit and it actuates a vertical jack screw at the rear stabilizer spar connected by a cable loop. The small piece...

Scope and Contents Exterior view of Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company June 3, 1918. The exterior view of Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is seen in the photograph. People are walking along the side of the plant while two men mow grass. In the foreground construction work is being done. An early automobile is parked in front of Plant 1 and a horse drawn wagon is viewed on the construction site. Construction materials including shovels, wheelbarrows, planks, barrels, and buckets lay on...

Scope and Contents Exterior view of Plant 1 Dry Kiln, Dayton-Wright Airplane Company April 18, 1918. The exterior view of the dry kiln for Plant 1 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is the subject of this photograph. There is construction taking place in the foreground and construction workers are seen throughout the image. Large piles of lumber are in the foreground and in the background a railroad boxcar and another car loaded with lumber are entering one of the buildings. The title on the negative reads...

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Landing Gear Department, Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 2 July 17, 1918. The interior view of the Landing Gear Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 2 is seen in the photograph. Employees work on the landing gear in different stages of development. The title on the negative is listed as "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Plant 2 - Landing Gear Dept. July 17-18." and is labeled 10.