Wright Brothers 1904 Flyer over Huffman Prairie near Dayton, Ohio, November 15, 1904

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Artifact Overview

Following their successful flights at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in December 1903, the Wright brothers made further test flights closer to home. They flew at Huffman Prairie, an open field some eight miles northeast of their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. The Wrights devised a catapult system to help launch their airplanes in the field's comparatively calm winds.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 November 1904

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

82.300.1623.P.B.34553

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Wright Brothers 1904 Flyer over Huffman Prairie near Dayton, Ohio, November 15, 1904