Clipping Book, "The Wright Brothers 1903"

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Artifact Overview

This scrapbook contains text and photos from the article "How We Made the First Flight Ten Years Ago." Written by Orville Wright, the piece was published in the December 1913 issue of Flying. Following his brother Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville spent the remainder of his life safeguarding their legacy as the inventors of the airplane.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Scrapbook

Subject Date

1903-1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

82.300.1623.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Dark reddish brown

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in
Width: 9.25 in
Depth: 0.875 in

Inscriptions

Label adhered on front cover of binder: THE WRIGHT BROTHERS / 1903
Clipping Book, "The Wright Brothers 1903"