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[Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing, on ground at end of last flight]

[Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 57. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Launching track on Big Hill, and north slope of Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Launching track on Big Hill, and north slope of Kill Devil Hill; Kitt...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Flight 85: Orville in flight over treetops, covering a distance of approximately 1,760 feet in 40 1/5 seconds; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Flight 85: Orville in flight over treetops, covering a distance of ap...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayto...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Side view of flight 41, showing the machine traveling to the right, with double horizontal rudder in front and double vertical rudder behind, as Orville flew 12 miles at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Side view of flight 41, showing the machine traveling to the right, w...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 59. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Nitrate film negativ... More

[Left front view of flight 46, Orville shown turning to the left, in the last photographed flight of 1905; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Left front view of flight 46, Orville shown turning to the left, in t...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville turning to the left; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville turning to the left; Huffman Prairie,...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville shown flying at a high altitude over Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio.]

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville shown flying at a high altitude over ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 26. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

Part of a tableau of bronze statues depicting the first successful, sustained, power flight of a heavier-than-air machine, lasting just 12 seconds at the the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Part of a tableau of bronze statues depicting the first successful, su...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Information from the U.S. Weather Bureau led Wilbur and Orville Wright to travel to this area from Dayton, Ohio for the reported stead... More

Statue of Orville Wright, part of the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine

Statue of Orville Wright, part of the Wright Brothers National Memoria...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Information from the U.S. Weather Bureau led Wilbur and Orville Wright to travel to this area from Dayton, Ohio for the reported stead... More

[Milton Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Lorin, approximately age nine, [sic], copy photograph]

[Milton Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Lorin, approximat...

Milton Wright, head and shoulders portrait, facing front. Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. C... More

[Edwin H. Sines, neighbor of the Wright brothers and partner in their early printing business, in printing office]

[Edwin H. Sines, neighbor of the Wright brothers and partner in their ...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 160. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Covered bridge at Shoup's Mill, near Dayton, Ohio]

[Covered bridge at Shoup's Mill, near Dayton, Ohio]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Daniel Henderson, neighbor, in front of Wright home at 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

[Daniel Henderson, neighbor, in front of Wright home at 7 Hawthorn Str...

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 159. Attributed to Wilbur and... More

[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]

[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Christmas tree in the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

[Christmas tree in the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 153. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

Wilbur Wright with others, probably on Governor's, Island NY

Wilbur Wright with others, probably on Governor's, Island NY

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]

[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothe...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Eleanor and Billy Prentiss and Enyeart Crume, Wright neighbors]

[Eleanor and Billy Prentiss and Enyeart Crume, Wright neighbors]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 159. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Kill Devil Hill] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Kill Devil Hill] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Lifesaving crew at practice in the ocean, distant view]

[Lifesaving crew at practice in the ocean, distant view]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 47. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. No reference copy in... More

Portrait photo of [Childhood portraits of Wilbur Wright]

Portrait photo of [Childhood portraits of Wilbur Wright]

Title based on reference print. No film copy neg. Copy negative of portrait photographs. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers o... More

[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]

[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]

Copy photograph taken from a photograph. Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bot...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 53. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, N...

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 53. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

[Kitchen of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with neatly arranged wall shelves holding dishes, canned foods, and other provisions]

[Kitchen of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with neat...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 50. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Wilbur and Orville assembling the 1903 machine in the new camp building at Kill Devil Hills. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur and Orville assembling the 1903 machine in the new camp buildi...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Flight 82: Wilbur piloting at a considerable height, flying a distance of 2 3/4 miles in 5 minutes and 4 seconds, almost four circles of the field at Huffman Prairie, the best and longest flight of the year; Dayton, Ohio]

[Flight 82: Wilbur piloting at a considerable height, flying a distanc...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Orville Wright, age 34, head and shoulders, with mustache]

[Orville Wright, age 34, head and shoulders, with mustache]

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 21. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor. The catapult launching device appears for the first time in a photograph]

[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 59. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; H...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 59. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; H...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 59. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest, showing the old building to the left and the newly constructed building on the right, with a window on its east side and outside wall braces visible on its west side]

[View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest, showing t...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Long-range view of the Wright brothers' camp and Kitty Hawk Bay]

[Long-range view of the Wright brothers' camp and Kitty Hawk Bay]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

Orville and Wilbur Wright, full length portrait, standing, wearing derbies

Orville and Wilbur Wright, full length portrait, standing, wearing der...

Photo by Clinedinst. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf; PI.

[Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio]

[Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of th...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 24. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio]

[Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of th...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 24. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Magneto side of the Wright four-cylinder motor used in 1911]

[Magneto side of the Wright four-cylinder motor used in 1911]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 138. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Exterior end view of the Wright Company factory; Dayton, Ohio]

[Exterior end view of the Wright Company factory; Dayton, Ohio]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 150. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[View of Kitty Hawk from the camp building]

[View of Kitty Hawk from the camp building]

Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 26. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, who came to pay Orville a personal call at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, June 22, 1927]

[Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh, w...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 27. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

Selfridge Field, Building Nos. 20 & 21, East Ramp south of intersection of Wilbur Wright & Birch Streets, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI

Selfridge Field, Building Nos. 20 & 21, East Ramp south of intersectio...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Wolf Creek flood] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[The Narrows] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[The Narrows] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Path leading to camp at Shoup's Mill, near Dayton, Ohio]

[Path leading to camp at Shoup's Mill, near Dayton, Ohio]

Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Camping party at the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

[Camping party at the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Surf at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Surf at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Captain Tate and wife standing in front of the Kitty Hawk Post Office]

[Captain Tate and wife standing in front of the Kitty Hawk Post Office...

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at ri...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Lorin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, seated holding his children, Horace, Ivonette, and Leontine]

[Lorin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, seated holding his child...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Mrs. Lorin (Lou) Wright, half length]

[Mrs. Lorin (Lou) Wright, half length]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

[Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from the starting point, with wing-rest in center of picture and launching rail at right. This flight, the fourth and final of December 17, 1903, was the longest: 852 feet covered in 59 seconds.]

[Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from th...

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 57. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

[Albemarle Sound, taken on the Wrights' return to Dayton from Kitty Hawk]

[Albemarle Sound, taken on the Wrights' return to Dayton from Kitty Ha...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 57. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Launching track on Big Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and north slope of Kill Devil Hill]

[Launching track on Big Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and north sl...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Long-range view of machine on launching track, showing hangar nearby and hummocky ground of former swamp at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Long-range view of machine on launching track, showing hangar nearby ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Damaged machine to the right of the launching track at the end of flight 31, piloted by Orville. The tall, white-shirted man in the foreground may be Charles E. Taylor, Wrights' mechanic; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Damaged machine to the right of the launching track at the end of fli...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest, showing the old building to the left and the newly constructed building on the right, with a window on its east side and outside wall braces visible on its west side]

[View of the camp building at Kitty Hawk from the northwest, showing t...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

Wilbur Wright after flight. Photo by Bain News Service collection

Wilbur Wright after flight. Photo by Bain News Service collection

Photo copyrighted by George G. Bain. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

A Week With Wilbur Wright [News Tribune Illustrated Edition, 17 October 1909]

A Week With Wilbur Wright [News Tribune Illustrated Edition, 17 Octobe...

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

[Rear view of the Muse of Aviation trophy as displayed on a table in Orville's home, Hawthorn Hill; Dayton, Ohio]

[Rear view of the Muse of Aviation trophy as displayed on a table in O...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 165 Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Kill Devil Hill, where the first gliding experiments were conducted by the Wright brothers in 1900; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright, accompanied by his brother Lorin, his nephew Horace, and his friend Alexander Ogilvie, of England, arrived for the purpose of conducting gliding experiments with a glider resembling the 1911 powered machine but lacking its motor]

[Kill Devil Hill, where the first gliding experiments were conducted b...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 113. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats]

[Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats]

Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Manuscript, Wilbur Wright

Manuscript, Wilbur Wright

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

[Front view of Hawthorn Hill in winter; Dayton, Ohio]

[Front view of Hawthorn Hill in winter; Dayton, Ohio]

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 155. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Group picture of Orville Wright, Bishop Milton Wright, Katharine Wright, Earl N. Findley, nephew Horace Wright, John R. McMahon, and Pliny Williamson, on the steps of Orville's home, Hawthorn Hill; Dayton, Ohio]

[Group picture of Orville Wright, Bishop Milton Wright, Katharine Wrig...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 39. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 26. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

Wright Machine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Wright Machine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

[Rear view of the Wright brothers' four-cylinder motor as installed in their 1903 airplane]

[Rear view of the Wright brothers' four-cylinder motor as installed in...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 140. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Rear view of the Wright brothers' 1903 motor in the shop, January 1, 1928, before its shipment to the Science Museum in London on January 31, 1928]

[Rear view of the Wright brothers' 1903 motor in the shop, January 1, ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 140. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

Wilbur Wright [Henry A. Wise Wood, Aero Club of America Bulletin, July 1912]

Wilbur Wright [Henry A. Wise Wood, Aero Club of America Bulletin, July...

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

Selfridge Field, Building Nos. 20 & 21, East Ramp south of intersection of Wilbur Wright & Birch Streets, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, MI

Selfridge Field, Building Nos. 20 & 21, East Ramp south of intersectio...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Clarence "Grandpa" Liv and Alonzo "Teddy" Tucker behind the Wright Cycle Company]

[Clarence "Grandpa" Liv and Alonzo "Teddy" Tucker behind the Wright Cy...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 159. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[M.F. Keiter letter - part 1] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[M.F. Keiter letter - part 1] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

This letter refers to Bishop Milton Wright, the Wright brothers' father. The Bishop's career was threatened when he was wrongly implicated by a layman's misappropriation of church funds. Wilbur came to his defe... More

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letters]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letters]

These letters refer to Bishop Milton Wright, the Wright brothers' father. The Bishop's career was threatened when he was wrongly implicated by a layman's misappropriation of church funds. Wilbur came to his def... More

[M.F. Keiter forgery] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[M.F. Keiter forgery] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

This letter refers to Bishop Milton Wright, the Wright brothers' father. The Bishop's career was threatened when he was wrongly implicated by a layman's misappropriation of church funds. Wilbur came to his defe... More

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" document - power of attorney]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" document - power of attorney]

This document refers to Bishop Milton Wright, the Wright brothers' father. The Bishop's career was threatened when he was wrongly implicated by a layman's misappropriation of church funds. Wilbur came to his de... More

[Long-range view of flight 69, in which Orville covered a distance of 358 feet in 1 minute and 31 seconds, large tree in the foreground, machine in the background; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Long-range view of flight 69, in which Orville covered a distance of ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 58. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Left front view of flight 46, Orville turning to the left, in the last photographed flight of 1905; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Left front view of flight 46, Orville turning to the left, in the las...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Wilbur Wright and G.M. Cramer "timing the flight," surrounded by U.S. Army officers, Fort Myer, Virginia]

[Wilbur Wright and G.M. Cramer "timing the flight," surrounded by U.S....

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

[Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 26. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

Wright machine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Wright machine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

Diaries and Notebooks:  1905, Wilbur Wright

Diaries and Notebooks: 1905, Wilbur Wright

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

[Commencement Program, Seventy-Seventh Anniversary, Oberlin College, Commencement Exercises and Conferring of Degrees, Honorary Doctor of Law presented to Orville and Wilbur Wright]

[Commencement Program, Seventy-Seventh Anniversary, Oberlin College, 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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[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

Flying from London to Manchester [Wilbur Wright, The London Magazine, February 1909]

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

Flying from London to Manchester [Wilbur Wright, The London Magazine, February 1909]

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

Diaries and Notebooks:  1902-1905, Wilbur Wright

Diaries and Notebooks: 1902-1905, Wilbur Wright

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

Diaries and Notebooks:  1903-1909, Wilbur Wright

Diaries and Notebooks: 1903-1909, Wilbur Wright

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

Diaries and Notebooks:  1903-1909, Wilbur Wright

Diaries and Notebooks: 1903-1909, Wilbur Wright

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

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