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[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

[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; K...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 54. 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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine, on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine, on ground after unsucces...

Photographs shows the shadow cast by the photographer. Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Photograp... 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

[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

[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

[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

[Wilbur Wright, age 38, head and shoulders, about 1905; one of the earliest published photographs of him]

[Wilbur Wright, age 38, head and shoulders, about 1905; one of the ear...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[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

[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

[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.

[Wilbur Wright on road near the Narrows]

[Wilbur Wright on road near the Narrows]

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

[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccess...

Title from: 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 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

[Wilbur in glider turning rapidly to the left, Dan Tate running alongside; Big Kill Devil Hill]

[Wilbur in glider turning rapidly to the left, Dan Tate running alongs...

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. 52. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More

[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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