Edwin H. Sines and Orville Wright Filing Bicycle Frames at Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1897
THF236810 / Edwin H. Sines and Orville Wright Filing Bicycle Frames at Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1897
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Artifact Overview
Orville Wright (right) was photographed alongside friend and former schoolmate Edwin H. Sines in the Wright brothers' Dayton, Ohio, bicycle shop. The Wrights' experiences building printing presses and bicycles sharpened their skills in precision machining. These talents were invaluable in their later efforts to build the first successful heavier-than-air, powered aircraft in 1903.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1897
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.553
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.00 in
Width: 8.125 in
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