Bishop Wright, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 1909
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Artifact Overview
Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 June 1909-18 June 1909
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 5 in
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