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[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

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

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

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

[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

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp ...

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

[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

[Oberlin College reception, group photograph, Oberlin, Ohio]

[Oberlin College reception, group photograph, Oberlin, Ohio]

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 40. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Katharine Wright, Harriet Silliman, and Agnes Osborne in horse-drawn carriage across from Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

[Katharine Wright, Harriet Silliman, and Agnes Osborne in horse-drawn ...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 40. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Pinnacles] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Pinnacles] - 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.

[Ivonette Wright, age three, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]

[Ivonette Wright, age three, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 157. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Leontine Wright, niece of Wilbur and Orville, daughter of Lorin Wright, age one year]

[Leontine Wright, niece of Wilbur and Orville, daughter of Lorin Wrigh...

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

[Camp at Shoup's Mill, near Dayton, Ohio]

[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.

[Dr. McClean, Helen Emmins, and Agnes Osborn, camping at Shoup's Mill, near Dayton, Ohio]

[Dr. McClean, Helen Emmins, and Agnes Osborn, camping at Shoup's Mill,...

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.

[Tom Tate, son of Captain Tate's half-brother Daniel Tate, posing with a drum fish in front of 1900 Wright glider]

[Tom Tate, son of Captain Tate's half-brother Daniel Tate, posing with...

Title based on: 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. Reference copy i... More

[Kitty Hawk lifesaving crew: Captain Joseph Payne, Oliver T[...]ford, Jos. Best, Ben Toler, Tom Suerling, and Tom Heintz]

[Kitty Hawk lifesaving crew: Captain Joseph Payne, Oliver T[...]ford, ...

Seven men pictured, six men identified. 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 Orvi... 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. Reference copy in LO... More

[Closeup view of the Wright brothers' tent at Kitty Hawk, a half mile from Captain Tate's home]

[Closeup view of the Wright brothers' tent at Kitty Hawk, a half mile ...

Title based on: 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. Reference copy i... More

[Bridge back of Pinnacles] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Bridge back of Pinnacles] - 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.

[Bertha Wright, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright, age five]

[Bertha Wright, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Ivonette Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]

[Ivonette Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of ...

Picryl description: Public domain portrait of a child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Dan Tate, at left, and Edward C. Huffaker, at right, launching the 1901 glider with either Wilbur or Orville piloting]

[Dan Tate, at left, and Edward C. Huffaker, at right, launching the 19...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 49. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... 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

[Lorin Wright pulling his daughter Leontine, age three, on a sled]

[Lorin Wright pulling his daughter Leontine, age three, on a sled]

Title based on: 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 ... More

Portrait photo of [J.G. Feight's birthday dinner]

Portrait photo of [J.G. Feight's birthday dinner]

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.

[Bertha Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]

[Bertha Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lo...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in ...

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

[1903 machine and large camp building where it was housed, and smaller building used as a workshop and living quarters at Kill Devil Hills]

[1903 machine and large camp building where it was housed, and smaller...

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

[Orville Wright, William Wright, and Katharine Wright, half-length portraits, standing outdoors]

[Orville Wright, William Wright, and Katharine Wright, half-length por...

George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 114. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators looking up at glider; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Side view from below of Orville soaring in level flight, spectators l...

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

[Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace Wright, Orville Wright, and Alexander Ogilvie; standing: Lorin Wright, and group of journalists, including Van Ness Harwood of the New York World, Berges of the American News Service, Arnold Kruckman of the New York American, Mitchell of the New York Herald, and John Mitchell of the Associated Press; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill. Sitting: Horace...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 117. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... 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

[Katharine Wright, wearing a leather jacket, cap, and goggles, aboard the Wright Model HS airplane with Orville, 1915]

[Katharine Wright, wearing a leather jacket, cap, and goggles, aboard ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 44. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Close-up of Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917]

[Close-up of 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 with Scipio, a St. Bernard dog he acquired in March, 1917]

[Orville with Scipio, a St. Bernard dog he 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

[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

[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North C...

Photograph shows the first powered, controlled, sustained flight. Orville Wright at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. ... More

[Wolf fire] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Wolf fire] - 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.

[Banquet of the wives of the "Ten Annuals"]

[Banquet of the wives of the "Ten Annuals"]

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.

[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

[Orville seated in Wright airplane with Albert B. Lambert before takeoff; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio]

[Orville seated in Wright airplane with Albert B. Lambert before takeo...

Title from: 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 in LO... More

[Herbert Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Reuchlin Wright, age eight]

[Herbert Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Reuchlin Wright,...

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. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and... More

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" envelope]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" envelope]

This envelope 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

[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

[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

Letter, Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute concerning the Wright brothers' aviation experiments, 13 May 1900

Letter, Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute concerning the Wright brothers...

Reproduction number: A21 (color slide; first page); A22 (color slide; last page); LC-MSS-15560-1 (B&W negatives; pages 1-5) Engineer Octave Chanute (1832-1910), a friend and supporter of Wilbur Wright (1867-191... More

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

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" letter]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

This letter relates 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

[Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

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

[Katharine Wright lying on the ground, covered by a blanket, her friend Harriet Silliman in a chair nearby, in wooded camp area]

[Katharine Wright lying on the ground, covered by a blanket, her frien...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 40. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, and Leontine Wright]

[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, and Leontine Wrig...

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

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

Letter, Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute concerning the Wright brothers' aviation experiments, 13 May 1900

Letter, Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute concerning the Wright brothers...

Reproduction number: A21 (color slide; first page); A22 (color slide; last page); LC-MSS-15560-1 (B&W negatives; pages 1-5) Engineer Octave Chanute (1832-1910), a friend and supporter of Wilbur Wright (1867-191... More

[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

Orville Wright at start of flight, Fort Meyer [i.e. Myer], Virginia

Orville Wright at start of flight, Fort Meyer [i.e. Myer], Virginia

Airplane on ground. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[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

[C H & D (i.e., Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton) train wreck below Dayton, Ohio]

[C H & D (i.e., Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton) train wreck below Da...

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

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

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

[Start of a glide; Wilbur in motion at left holding one end of glider (rebuilt with single vertical rudder), Orville lying prone in machine, and Dan Tate at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Start of a glide; Wilbur in motion at left holding one end of glider ...

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

[Large crowd of spectators gathered at the edge of a field at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, where a series of flights were conducted from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School. A trolley car is visible in the background]

[Large crowd of spectators gathered at the edge of a field at Simms St...

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

[Leontine Wright, niece of Wilbur and Orville, daughter of Lorin Wright, age one year]

[Leontine Wright, niece of Wilbur and Orville, daughter of Lorin Wrigh...

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

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letter]

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 letter - part 2] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[M.F. Keiter letter - part 2] - 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

Design drawing for a biplane ("General Layout of a 'Baby' Type Wright Bi-Plane"). Layout, plans, elevations & details

Design drawing for a biplane ("General Layout of a 'Baby' Type Wright ...

Presentation drawing showing biplane as plans, elevations, sections, details, and perspective projections; decorative border featuring architectural elements, portraits of Orville and Wilbur Wright in medallion... 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 porch 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

[Parlor of the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio, occupied by the Wright family from 1871 through 1879 and October 1885 through April 1914]

[Parlor of the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio, occupied ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Kill Devil Hill, view from the back side]

[Kill Devil Hill, view from the back side]

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. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

Telegram, Orville Wright to Bishop Milton Wright announcing the first successful powered flight, 17 December 1903

Telegram, Orville Wright to Bishop Milton Wright announcing the first ...

Reproduction number: A88 (color slide); LC-MSS-46706-5 (B&W negative) Before crashing and damaging their flying machine, Orville Wright (1871-1948) and his brother Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) achieved partial avi... More

[1903 machine, front view] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[1903 machine, front view] - 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. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... 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

Letter, Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute concerning the Wright brothers' aviation experiments, 13 May 1900

Letter, Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute concerning the Wright brothers...

Reproduction number: A21 (color slide; first page); A22 (color slide; last page); LC-MSS-15560-1 (B&W negatives; pages 1-5) Engineer Octave Chanute (1832-1910), a friend and supporter of Wilbur Wright (1867-191... 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...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Copy negative of a portrait photograph taken between 1895-1... More

[Pinnacles] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Pinnacles] - 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.

[Front view of the Wright home with trees in leaf, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]

[Front view of the Wright home with trees in leaf, 7 Hawthorn Street, ...

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

[Flight 19: Orville piloting, covering a distance of 356 feet, machine close to the ground; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Flight 19: Orville piloting, covering a distance of 356 feet, machine...

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

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letters]

[M.F. Keiter "blackmail" letters]

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

Sand crab; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Sand crab; 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.

[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

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

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

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

[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

[Herbert Wright, age eight, son of Reuchlin Wright, and Milton Wright, age nine, son of Lorin Wright]

[Herbert Wright, age eight, son of Reuchlin Wright, and Milton Wright,...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 157. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More

[Orville at left wing end of upended glider, bottom view; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Orville at left wing end of upended glider, bottom view; Kitty Hawk, ...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 49. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

[Kitty Hawk camp from top of Big Hill]

[Kitty Hawk camp from top of Big Hill]

Title based on: 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 i... More

[Tom Tate in front of camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Tom Tate in front of camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

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.

[Left front side of the Wright brothers' reconstructed 1903 motor]

[Left front side of the Wright brothers' reconstructed 1903 motor]

Public domain photograph of a machine part, motor, equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Flying at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Flying at Huffman Prairie, 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.

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