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General Correspondence: Etheridge, Adam D., 1906-1912

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Taylor, Charles E., 1903-1914

Correspondence from Charles E. Taylor and Esther Taylor Howe made available here with permission from Reuben W. Taylor, Jr., 699 Revere Road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is... More

General Correspondence: Parmelee, Philip O., 1911-1912, 1929

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Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Lorin, 1909

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

[Program, The Wright Brothers Home Celebration, 17 and 18 June 1909]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Octave Chanute Papers: Special Correspondence--Wright Brothers, 1906

[Pages from The Evening Telegram, 28 October 1910]

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Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Katharine, September 1908

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Subject File: United States--War Department--Board of Ordnance & Fort...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Brewer, Griffith, 1922

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Subject File: Foreign Business--Countries--Germany--Flugmaschine Wrig...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Countries--Germany--Flugmaschine Wrig...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Kelly, Fred C., 1942

Telegram from Frank Morley to Fred C. Kelly, October 29, 1942, made available here with permission from Christina McL. Morley. Correspondence from Fred C. Kelly made available here with permission from Brian B.... More

General Correspondence: Williamson, Pliny W., 1911

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Flint & C...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: United States--War Department--Army Signal Corps--Corre...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Turpin, J. Clifford, 1912

Correspondence from Clifford J. Turpin made available here with permission from James C. French, Spring Lake Road, Sherman, Connecticut 06784-0000 and Richard B. French, 80 Acre Hill Road, Box 323, Barnstable, ... More

Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Milton, 1911-1914, undated

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Guggenheim, Harry F., 1925-1927

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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Flying from London to Manchester [Wilbur Wright, The London Magazine, ...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Orville, April-June 1908

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Subject File: Smithsonian Institution--Dispute--Langley Machine--Meas...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Cordley, Frank R., 1909-1919

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Orville, 1909

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Writings, 1903 - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Octave Chanute Papers: Special Correspondence--Wright Brothers, 1904

General Correspondence: Brewer, Griffith, 1916-1917

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Chanute, Octave--Photographs, Kitty Hawk, North Carolin...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Chanute, Octave--Photographs, Kitty Hawk, North Carolin...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Patents--By Wright Brothers--USA--filed 31 May 1921, pa...

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Subject File: Smithsonian Institution--Dispute--Langley Machine--Phot...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Smithsonian Institution--Dispute--Langley Machine--Phot...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Smithsonian Institution--Dispute--Langley Machine--Phot...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Smithsonian Institution--Dispute--Langley Machine--Phot...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Smithsonian Institution--Dispute--Langley Machine--Phot...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Alger, Russell A., 1910-1911

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Ft. Myer and the Wrights [Edward H. Young, Fly Magazine, September 190...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Kelly, Fred C., 1946-1947

Letter from Robert L. Frey, Executive Assistant, United Press Association, to Fred C. Kelly, 22 May 1946, made available here with permission from United Press International. Correspondence from Harcourt, Brace... More

Subject File: Science Museum--London, England, 1928

Correspondence from The Science Museum made available here with permission from The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2 DD United Kingdom. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Pape... More

Diaries and Notebooks: 1903, Orville Wright

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Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Katharine, October-November 19...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Flint & C...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Flint & C...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Brewer an...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Milton, May-August 1908

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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General Correspondence: Brewer, Griffith, 1922

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Flint & C...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Countries--Germany--Flugmaschine Wrig...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Wright's Story of Great Flight [New York Evening Sun]

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Development of Wright Biplane Shown in Pictures [New York Times, 12 Oc...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Aeroplanes on Warships & The New Military Dirigible [The Daily Mirror,...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Kelly, Fred C., 1943

Copy of letter from Waldemar Kaempffert, Science Editor, New York Times, to Fred C. Kelly, July 13, 1943, made available here with permission from the New York Times, Rights & Permissions, 9th Floor, 229 West 4... More

Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Wilbur, July 1907

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Flint & C...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Wright Company--Exhibition Department--Contracts, 1910

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Agents and Representatives--Flint & C...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Spratt, George A., 1903

Correspondence from George A. Spratt made available here with permission from Margaret Garrett, 8 Clearview Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents ... More

Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight [Wilbur Wright, Printed...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Moisant and Hoxsey Killed [The Sun, 1 January 1911 ]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Toulmin, Harry A., 1913

Correspondence from Harry Toulmin made available here with permission from Virginia B. Toulmin. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American in... More

Scrapbooks: December 1910-March 1914

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[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

General Correspondence: Kelly, Fred C., 1944

Copy of letter from Chester Hinkle, Account Executive, WING, to Harcourt Brace & Company, 22 January 1944, made available here with permission from WING-Dayton. Correspondence from Harcourt, Brace & Company Pub... More

Octave Chanute Papers: Special Correspondence--Wright Brothers, 1907

Subject File: Foreign Business--Countries--Germany--Schneider, Victor...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Patents--By Wright Brothers--USA--filed 23 March 1903, ...

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Subject File: Chanute, Octave--Photographs, Kitty Hawk, North Carolin...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Chanute, Octave--Photographs, Kitty Hawk, North Carolin...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Sous l’oeil des Savants- Victore! La Conquete de L’Air [Figaro, 11 Oct...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Subject File: Foreign Business--Countries--France--Compagnie General ...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More