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Photograph album of aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield, containing fifty (50) silver gelatin prints related to Wilbur and Orville Wright, circa 1909-1930s. The photographs feature the Wright Brothers, Wright aircraft, and other aviators.…

Photograph of a Wright (Co) Model A aircraft, piloted by Orville Wright, flying low over Simms Station, Ohio, circa 1910.Inscription on album page: "Wright Model A – Simms Station. 1910."Item from the William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers…

Photograph of Orville Wright (left) and pilot Philip O. Parmalee (right) with a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft at Simms Station, Ohio, November 7, 1910. The men are preparing for Parmalee's flight to transport bolts of silk (visible next to Parmalee)…

Photograph of Orville Wright seated at the controls of a Wright (Co) Model E aircraft at Simms Station, Ohio, November 1913.Inscription on album page: "Model E. Orvile [Orville] Wright taking off. Simms Station. Nov. 1913."Item from the William…

Photograph of Wilbur Wright (left) and Orville Wright (right) at a homecoming celebration at the Dayton Fairgrounds, Ohio, June 1909. Inscription on album page: "Homecoming celebration. Dayton Fairgrounds. June 1909."Item from the William Preston…

Photograph of Orville Wright (left) and an unidentified man (right, seated) with a Wright (Co) Model CH aircraft on the Miami River, Ohio, May 1913. Inscription on album page: "Orvile [Orville] Wright with hydroplane. Miami River. May 1913."Item from…

Photograph of Orville Wright (right) and an unidentified student (left) sitting in a Wright (Co) Model A aircraft at Simms Station, Ohio, circa 1909-1917. Inscription on album page: "Orvile [Orville] Wright. Student. Simms Station."Item from the…

Photograph of Orville Wright sitting at the controls of a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft, Simms Station, Ohio, circa 1909-1917. Inscription on album page: "Orvile [Orville] Wright."Item from the William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers photograph…

Letter to John Heise, John Heise Autographs, from G.D. Stoops, May 8, 1930. Requests autographs from Orville and Wilbur Wright, sends payment, and includes typed response from Heise at the bottom. Accompanied by slip of paper with Orville Wright's…

Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915. Discusses the use of pendulums in providing lateral stabilization for aircraft and the conditions necessary for soaring or hovering flight. Also mentions the…