[Orville Wright and Philip O. Parmalee with Wright Model B]

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) from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio. This is credited as the first commercial transport flight.

Item from the William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers photograph album, circa 1909-1930s. Album contains fifty (50) silver gelatin prints related to Wilbur and Orville Wright.