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Scope and Contents Cloth Assembly Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. The photographic print shows the Cloth Assembly Department of Plant 1 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. Dayton-Wright employees are seen attaching cloth to the skeleton frames of aircraft wings by using tacks and tack hammers. In the background signs are visible that read "Danger No Smoking". Stacks of wings are in the background and various supplies can be seen throughout the room. The title of the...

Scope and Contents Side view of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The side view of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is the subject of the photograph taken circa 1918. The aircraft does not have the wings attached and is only visible from the rear of the Liberty Engine to the front of the second cockpit. The image offers a good view of the landing gear. The radiator header tank is clearly seen on the upper portion of the wing above the pilot. Twin Marlin guns...

Scope and Contents Wide angle view of the Fuselage Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company August 21, 1918. The photographic image shows a wide angle view of the Fuselage Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The room is filled with completed De Havilland DH-4 fuselages. The fuselages are stacked on top of each other and the open engine compartment is visible. United States flags hang from the rafters throughout the building. The title of the negative is "D.W.A.C. fuselage Aug 21st...

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Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company building the fuselage of the Kettering Bug. The photograph shows employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company building the fuselage of the Kettering Bug, circa 1918. The men are seen working on the wooden section of the main body of the bug. In the background tools, spare parts, and a rack with coats and hats are visible.

Scope and Contents Fuselages of the Standard J-1 training aircraft at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 February 23, 1918. The fuselages of Standard J-1 trainer aircraft are seen in the photograph at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. The fuselages have the engines installed and are painted with identification numbers on the side. In the background Dayton-Wright employees work on other Standard J-1 fuselages. The title of the negative is "Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton. Ohio Plant 1. Feb....

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 being dismantled, packaged, and prepared for shipment from the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic print shows employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company dismantling a De Havilland DH-4 aircraft, circa 1918. The fuselage is on a shipping pallet and the employees work to remove the tail section of the aircraft. Another DH-4 stands to the side of the first. Other DH-4s and shipping materials can be seen in the background. A United States flag and a Blue Star...

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Female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company attach fabric to the skeleton of an aircraft wing. The photograph shows female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company attaching fabric to the skeleton of an aircraft wing, circa 1918. The women use needles and thread to attach the fabric to the wing. They have spotlights to help brighten the area. The title of the negative is "Dayton Wright Airplane" and labeled 33.

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Skeleton of the elevator for a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The skeleton of the elevator of a De Havilland DH-4 hangs in front of a white backdrop in the photograph taken circa 1918. The negative is labeled D57.

Scope and Contents Test of a Liberty Engine made by Ford Motor Company in a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 July 3, 1918. A De Havilland DH-4 equipped with a Liberty Engine made by the Ford Motor Company is tested at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. The photograph shows only the fuselage with no wings attached and the tail section does not have the horizontal stabilizer or elevators connected. The hood is removed so the Liberty Engine is exposed and a Dayton-Wright...

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Bernard Whelan standing beside the Dayton-Wright O.W.I. at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Bernard Whelan stands beside the Dayton-Wright O.W.I. Aerial Coupe airplane, circa 1919. The tail section of the aircraft is visible in the background with other unidentified employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The emulsion of the negative is flaking off so the image is a lower quality.