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Scope and Contents Howard Rinehart standing beside the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field August 14, 1918. Howard Rinehart stands beside the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" in this photograph taken at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. Three other unidentified Dayton-Wright employees are also in the photograph. Howard Rinehart is in the center and leaning on the "Messenger" close to the engine. A De Havilland DH-4 is in the background and hangars are...

Scope and Contents Dayton-Wright Honeymoon Express cockpit's showing the spot for the two passengers of the modified De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic image shows the interior of the second cockpit of the Honeymoon Express at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The Honeymoon Express was a modified De Havilland DH-4 that could carry three people, one pilot and two passengers. A small canopy could be pulled over the passengers to protect them from the elements....

Scope and Contents A De Havilland DH-4 inside of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. A De Havilland DH-4 airplane inside of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory is the main subject of this photograph taken circa 1918. The aircraft only has the left side wings attached. The radiator and shutters for the radiator are visible and the aircraft has a modified exhaust system. The Aldis sights for the guns is attached to the pilots cockpit. The airplane is painted and has the stars on the wings and tail. In...

Scope and Contents Female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work in the Motor Department of Plant 1 July 1, 1918. The photograph shows female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company working on Liberty Engines for the De Havilland DH-4 in the Motor Department at Plant 1. In the background a United States flag hangs from the rafters and other employees are working on other tasks. The title of the negative is "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Plant-1. -Motor Dept. -July 1-18." and labeled...

Scope and Contents Female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company attach fabric to the skeleton of a De Havilland DH-4 wing at the Cloth Assembly Department. The photograph shows female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company attaching fabric to the skeleton of a De Havilland DH-4 wing, circa 1918. The women use tack hammers and tacks to attach the fabric to the wood. In the background other employees of the company are visible. Wings that have been covered are stored in racks at the back of...

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Propeller production at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company July 17, 1918. The photographic print shows two male employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company shaping propellers from wood. The men use a machine to smooth out the propeller blades. The title of the negative is "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Propeller Dept. July 17-18." and labeled 22.

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 with a Nordyke Marmon motor at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company July 16, 1918. A De Havilland DH-4 with a Liberty Engine built by the Nordyke Marmon Company is the subject of this photograph at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The completed airplane is parked on a cement pad outside. The tail number of the aircraft is 32568. In the background Dayton-Wright employees work in hangars that are marked as P-1, P-2, P-3, and P-4. The title of the negative is "The...

Scope and Contents A crowd of people gather at a train yard to watch the packaged De Havilland DH-4s being loaded onto railroad cars for shipment from the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. A crowd of people gather in a train yard to watch as the packaged De Havilland DH-4s built at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company get loaded into railroad gondola cars, circa 1918. A crane is used to lower the large crates carrying the parts of the airplanes into the gondola cars. Among the people in the crowd are police...

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Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees stand at the tail of a Standard J-1 training aircraft. A group of female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company stand at the tail section of a Standard J-1 training aircraft while an unidentified man uses a pointer stick to identify an item on a piece of paper. The tail of the aircraft is uncovered. This image was taken circa 1918.

Scope and Contents Tail view of the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" airplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. "The Messenger" was a small airplane that was powered by a two-cycle four cylinder engine. The aircraft was a single seat model and resembled the De Havilland DH-4 in design. The view of the aircraft is from the tail section looking forward to the front while the aircraft is parked in the...