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Packaged tail section of the De Havilland DH-4 airplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the tail section of the De Havilland DH-4 aircraft packaged in a crate at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. In the background are other closed and labeled crates.

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Fire engine in front of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. A fire engine with a steam powered pump sits in front of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. The fire crew works and stands with employees around the rig. A charged line is attached to the pump and steam pours out of the top of the pump. Through a window near the entry way a sign reads "Please do not smoke." Another sign gives directions to visitors.

Scope and Contents Completed De Havilland DH-4s at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company August 24, 1918. In the photograph the fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 are lined up outside the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company plant. One aircraft in the foreground is complete. The other aircrafts are lacking wings and most do not have propellers installed. In the background residential buildings are visible including barns, a church, and a cemetery. The side of one barn has a sign painted on it that reads "For best...

Scope and Contents The 1001 De Havilland DH-4 airplane built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company August 1, 1918. The 1001 De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company on August 1, 1918 is the center of focus in the photograph. The aircraft has the United States star on the wings. The pilot is unidentified and the person in the second cockpit is unidentified. In the background other DH-4s can be seen in a hangar and construction materials lay on the ground. Employees of the Dayton-Wright...

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 with military weapons and equipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows a De Havilland DH-4 with military markings, weapons, and equipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The aircraft has twin Lewis guns mounted on the Scarff ring and fixed Marlin machine guns at the pilot's cockpit. The aircraft is equipped with navigation lights and flare dispensers. Under the wings Mark III high explosive bombs hang on Mark V release mechanisms....

Scope and Contents Drill press operators at the Mill Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company July 1, 1918. Female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company use the drill press to manufacture parts for the aircraft. Behind each of the women is a bin full of small wooden parts. Band saw blades hang on the wall in the foreground. Other employees of the Mill Department work in the background. A United States flag hangs from the rafters. The title of the negative is "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co....

Scope and Contents The 1000 De Havilland DH-4 produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The 1000 De Havilland DH-4 produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is shown in this photograph taken in circa 1918. In the foreground there is an aircraft in an open field with an unidentified pilot and an unidentified person in the second cockpit. On the side of the plane is a painted sign that reads - "I am ship No. 1000 will leave for France July 31st 4:30 p.m." On the bottom of the wing is the number 1000...

Scope and Contents The fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company packaged in a crate for shipment at Plant 1 July 31, 1918. The photographic print shows the fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 packaged in a crate and ready to ship. The United States flag is draped over the crate. A sign that hangs off the side of the crate reads "Greetings and Godspeed to the Boys "Over There" with this the 1000th plane from six thousand members of the manufacturing and office...

Scope and Contents The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company organizational chart 1918. The photograph shows the organization chart for the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company in circa 1918. The chart is labeled with the names of the members of the company and their photographs. In the center at the top is pictured (from left to right) C. F. Kettering, H. E, Talbott Jr., H. E. Talbott, G. M. Williams. The far left of the photograph under the title Engineering is pictured - (from left to right) Orville Wright, J. M....

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Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company working on the Kettering Bug. The photograph shows employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company working on the Kettering Bug, circa 1918. In the background a completed Kettering Bug hangs from the ceiling and parts for the Kettering Bug are stacked and ready for use.