Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection

Title

Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection

Description

The Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection consists of three photographic prints, three photographic postcards, and one illustrative postcard collected by Manny Gorin relating to the Wright Brothers and their expositions in France, dating from 1908 through the 1910s. Among those pictured are: Charles Count de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1); Ethel Roosevelt Derby at the controls of a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Charles Count de Lambert and Kermit Roosevelt seated in a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; Paul Tissandier piloting a Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft; and Wilbur Wright standing with Charles Count de Lambert. One illustrative postcard depicts a Wright Flyer with decorative roses and a New Year's greeting. The items are listed in the inventory in chronological order.

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Date

circa 1908-1910s

Creator

Gorin, Manuel

Language

All materials are in French.

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.

Bibliographic Citation

The Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2006-11-21
2007-05-30-B

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Holiday greeting card featuring Wright Flyer aircraft, circa 1900s-1910s]
Holiday greeting card featuring a Wright Flyer aircraft, circa 1900s-1910s. Includes handwritten New Year's greetings in French on verso.

[Wilbur Wright and Charles de Lambert]
Photographic postcard of Wilbur Wright and Charles de Lambert, Camp d'Auvours, France, circa 1908.Typed caption: "Wilbur Wright et M. le Comte de Lambert, son premier élève pilote. - Camp d'Auvours 1908."

[Charles de Lambert and Kermit Roosevelt seated in Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft]
Photograph of pilot Charles de Lambert (left) and Kermit Roosevelt (right) seated in the Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft, April 27, 1910.

[Ethel Roosevelt Derby seated at controls of Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft]
Photograph of Ethel Roosevelt Derby seated at the controls of the Wright Type A Military (Signal Corps No.1) aircraft, April 27, 1910.

[Charles de Lambert and Gabriele D'Annunzio seated in Wright aircraft]
Photograph of pilot Charles de Lambert (left) and Gabriele D'Annunzio (right) seated in a Wright aircraft, April 27, 1910. Inscription on verso: "[illegible], 27 Avril 1910."

[Postcard of people working on Wright aircraft]
Photographic postcard of people working on a Wright aircraft, Le Mans, France, circa 1909-1910. Typed caption: "Sports - Aviation - Le biplan de Wilburg Wright est amené sur le terrain de ses experiences au Mans."

[Postcard of Paul Tissandier piloting Wright aircraft]
Photographic postcard of Paul Tissandier piloting a Wright aircraft, Le Mans, France, circa 1909-1910. Includes a portrait of Tissandier. Typed caption: "1133. M. Tissandier, élève de Wilbur Wright, pilotant un aéroplane système Wright." Typed on…
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