Wright Brothers - Wilbur and Orville, 1909-1912

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Artifact Overview

This postcard put the 1903 Wright Flyer -- and its builders, Wilbur and Orville Wright -- into context with other triumphs of engineering and invention. It surrounded the Wright brothers and their airplane with an anvil, a suspension bridge, drafting tools, a telephone, a stock ticker, a steam locomotive, and an ocean liner.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Subject Date

1909-1912

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

82.300.1623.30

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

Wright Brothers - Wilbur and Orville, 1909-1912