Orville Wright and Senator Hiram Bingham Unveiling Commemorative Tablet, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, 1928

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Artifact Overview

From the time he sold the Wright Company in 1915 until his death in 1948, Orville Wright served as an elder statesman -- the elder statesman -- of aviation. He attended countless ceremonies commemorating his and his late brother Wilbur's achievements. Here Orville poses with a monument placed at Kill Devil Hills on the 25th anniversary of the Wrights' first flight.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

18 December 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

82.300.1623.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.13 in
Width: 10 in

Orville Wright and Senator Hiram Bingham Unveiling Commemorative Tablet, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, 1928