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![[Orville Wright, William Wright, and Katharine Wright, half-length portraits, standing outdoors]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvb3J2aWxsZS13cmlnaHQtd2lsbGlhbS13cmlnaHQtYW5kLWthdGhhcmluZS13cmlnaHQtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXRzLXN0YW5kaW5nLWVhOTA5OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/250/jpg "[Orville Wright, William Wright, and Katharine Wright, half-length portraits, standing outdoors]")
![[Orville Wright, about three years old, half-length portrait, in oval, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvb3J2aWxsZS13cmlnaHQtYWJvdXQtdGhyZWUteWVhcnMtb2xkLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWluLW92YWwtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LWFjZjc0OS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Orville Wright, about three years old, half-length portrait, in oval, facing front]")
![[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shoulders]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvcmV1Y2hsaW4td3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXItb2Ytd2lsYnVyLWFuZC1vcnZpbGxlLWFnZS00MC1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtNmM0YzhmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shoulders]")
![[Horace (Buster) Wright, son of Lorin Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvaG9yYWNlLWJ1c3Rlci13cmlnaHQtc29uLW9mLWxvcmluLXdyaWdodC1uZXBoZXctb2Ytd2lsYnVyLWFuZC1vcnZpbGxlLTVjNjBlYi02NDAuanBn/40/55/webp "[Horace (Buster) Wright, son of Lorin Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville]")
![[Orville Wright, about three years old, half-length portrait, in oval, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvb3J2aWxsZS13cmlnaHQtYWJvdXQtdGhyZWUteWVhcnMtb2xkLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWluLW92YWwtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTlmMTJhNi02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "[Orville Wright, about three years old, half-length portrait, in oval, facing front]")
![[William McKendree Gwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvd2lsbGlhbS1tY2tlbmRyZWUtZ3dpbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtcmlnaHQtNjRjMmVkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[William McKendree Gwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]")
![[Thaddeus Horatius Caraway, Senator from Arkansas, and Hattie Wyatt Caraway, half-length portrait, standing, facing each other]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvdGhhZGRldXMtaG9yYXRpdXMtY2FyYXdheS1zZW5hdG9yLWZyb20tYXJrYW5zYXMtYW5kLWhhdHRpZS13eWF0dC1jYXJhd2F5LWhhbGYtY2FhMGVmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Thaddeus Horatius Caraway, Senator from Arkansas, and Hattie Wyatt Caraway, half-length portrait, standing, facing each other]")
