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Orville Wright and Howard Rinehart with DeHavilland DH-4 Bomber, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918

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Artifact Overview

Investors formed the Dayton-Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

14 May 1918

Creators

Collection Title

Wright Brothers Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

82.300.1623.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in

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