The Wright Flyer's First Flight, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, December 17, 1903
THF111093 / The Wright Flyer's First Flight, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, December 17, 1903
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Artifact Overview
When John T. Daniels snapped the shutter on Orville Wright's camera, he captured one of the most significant images ever taken. The photo not only shows the moment of liftoff during the Wright brothers' first flight, but also the instant that heavier-than-air flight began. Daniels, a crewman at the Kill Devil Hills Life-Saving Station, had never used a camera before.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 December 1903
Creators
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by John T. Daniels, one of the men from the Kitty Hawk Life Saving Station who assisted the Wright Brothers in 1903.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.69987
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.75 in
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