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[Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915]
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…

[William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers photograph album]
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.…

[King Alfonso XIII and Wilbur Wright with aircraft]
Photograph of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (left) and Wilbur Wright (right) seated in a Wright aircraft, Paris, France, February 1909.Inscription on album page: "King Alphonso [Alfonso] of Spain – Wilbur Wright. At Paris, France. Feb – 1909."Item from…

[Wilbur Wright piloting Wright Type A]
Photograph of a Wright (Co) Type A aircraft, piloted by Wilbur Wright, during its flight past the Statue of Liberty (not pictured), New York City, New York, September 29, 1909. A canoe is attached to the aircraft in case of a water…

[Wilbur and Orville Wright at homecoming celebration]
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…

[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."

[Invitation to banquet commemorating 71st anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth, April 16, 1938]
Invitation to a banquet commemorating the 71st anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth, held by Henry Ford and Edsel Ford on April 16, 1938. Includes handwritten notes on reverse.

Shrine to Wrights dedicated by Ford [Clipping, 1938]
Newspaper clipping, "Shrine to Wrights dedicated by Ford," from an unidentified publication, 1938. Reports on the relocation the Wright Brothers' home and workshop to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. The structure was dedicated to the Edison…

[Letter to H. A. Toulmin from Wilbur Wright, August 29, 1910]
Letter to H. A. Toulmin from Wilbur Wright, August 29, 1910. Forwards a plate showing the Henson machine and notes that they do not have a copy of the patent. One typed page.
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