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

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Identifier2018-10-01-C_image_029SourceThe William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album (2018-10-01-C)CreatorMayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974DescriptionPhotograph of Orville Wright (left) and pilot Philip O. Parmalee (right) with a Wright Model B aircraft, 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.

Part of a photograph album made by aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield, containing images related to Wilbur and Orville Wright, circa 1909-1930s.Creation Date1910-11-07SubjectWright (Co) Model BParmlee, Philip Orlin, 1887-1912Air pilotsWright, Orville, 1871-1948Simms Station (Ohio)PlaceOhio; United StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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