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[Wilbur Wright and Charles de Lambert] (Item)

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."

[William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers photograph album] (Item)

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. Identified locations include the Simms Station airfield (Ohio), France, and New York. The photographs were taken primarily from 1909-1917, but the…

[Wilbur and Orville Wright at homecoming celebration] (Item)

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

[Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer from Orville Wright, April 7, 1915] (Item)

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 death of Wilbur Wright in 1912 and the work of fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. Four (4) typed pages.The letter is accompanied by a small,…

[Wilbur Wright piloting Wright Type A] (Item)

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 landing.Inscription on image: "Wright's flight around Statue [of] Liberty. Copyright 1909 by Geo. Grantham Bain."Item from the William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers…

[King Alfonso XIII and Wilbur Wright with aircraft] (Item)

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

[Invitation to banquet commemorating 71st anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth, April 16, 1938] (Item)

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] (Item)

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 Institute in commemoration of the 71st anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birthday. Harold E. Hartney is listed as one of the attendees of the dedication…

[Letter to H. A. Toulmin from Wilbur Wright, August 29, 1910] (Item)

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.

[Wright aircraft in flight] (Item)

Photographic postcard of a Wright aircraft in flight, circa 1900s-1910s. Also included is a portrait of Wilbur Wright. The postcard caption is in French.