[Wright Model B aircraft parked near railroad tracks]

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Title

[Wright Model B aircraft parked near railroad tracks]

Description

Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft parked near railroad tracks, circa 1911-1912. A cloth wall shelters the aircraft. Image likely taken during Robert G. Fowler's transcontinental flight across the United States.

Inscription on envelope: "Transcontinental trip 1911 / Films only."

Date

1911-1912 circa

Extent

1 photograph : negative, black and white ; 6 x 4 in + 1 envelope (15 x 24 cm)

Language

Bibliographic Citation

The Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2023-08-30_image_168