Box 10

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Employees working in the Landing Gear Department, Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 2 July 17, 1918. Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work in the Landing Gear Department at Plant 2. A sign in the background reads "Caution capacity of floor 90 lbs. per square foot do not over load it." The title of the negative is "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Plant 2 - Landing Gear Dept. July 17-18". and is labeled as 703.

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Skeleton of the tail section of the fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the skeleton of the tail section of the fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The tail is set in front of a white backdrop. Small boxes that are marked as Ordnance for U.S. Government are visible to the side of the tail.

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Liberty Engine built by Cadillac in a De Havilland DH-4 fuselage at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company July 1, 1918. The photograph shows a Cadillac made Liberty Engine in the fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. In the background other DH-4s are lined up to be worked on and Dayton-Wright employees are seen working. The title of the photograph is "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Plant -1. Cadillac Motor - July 1-18" and is labeled as 14.

Scope and Contents Exterior view of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 2. The photograph shows the outside of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 2, circa 1918. Employees of the company can be seen through the open windows working inside the plant. Employees also work outside the plant near a railroad car. Two railroad cars are parked outside the plant labeled as New York Central Lines Automobile M.C.R.R. 64993 and New York Central Lines N.Y.C. 242672. The grounds around the building are landscaped...

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Construction of the De Havilland DH-4 Fuselage at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1, February 23, 1918. Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work on building the fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 at Plant 1. The engine mount is open and visible and one fuselage has a hood attached. In the background a few of the aircraft have the Scarff rings installed. The title of the negative is "Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton, Ohio. Plant 1. Feb. 23-18" and is labeled as D30.

Scope and Contents Production schedule charts for the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company for June and July, 1918. The photograph shows two production charts hanging on a wall at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. The first chart, marked as June, shows the month and days on the x-axis and production numbers ranging from 200 to 540 on the y-axis. The solid line shows the schedule and the days are represented by the circles. The broken line shows the actual production and the weeks are represented by the...

Scope and Contents A De Havilland DH-4 in parts before being packaged at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. A De Havilland DH-4 at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory is laid out in pieces on wooden platforms as if the airplane is waiting to be packaged for shipment. At the far right of the circa 1918 photograph is the tail section with the tail skid still attached. On the next skid to the left are various parts; the hood to cover the engine, and loops of wire. The fuselage is on the next skid to the...

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 Fuselage in a crate at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. A De Havilland DH-4 in a packaging crate at the shipping department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The photograph shows the rear view of the fuselage looking from the second cockpit toward the engine. The Scarff ring is attached to the second cockpit. The crate that holds the DH-4 only needs the top and sides attached to be ready for shipment. In the background another completed crate is visible....

Scope and Contents Construction of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. Construction workers build a Dayton-Wright Airplane factory while employees of the Dayton-Wright company work on De Havilland DH-4s. As the building is being erected employees of Dayton-Wright work on building the aircraft. The building is partially built and through the gaps in the walls where windows will be in the future and where bricks need to be filled in, employees of Dayton-Wright are seen in the skeleton of the building...

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 wings being packaged for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The wings of a De Havilland DH-4 are placed in a crate and being prepared to be shipped out from the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Five wings are visible in the crate and three open spaces still remain showing that the crate could hold eight wings total. Written on the crate are the numbers 30105 and 30127. In the background the fuselage of a DH-4 is packed as well. Other crates and supplies can be...