Theodore Roosevelt and Pilot Arch Hoxsey in a Wright Co. Type AB Airplane, October 11, 1910
THF625906 / Theodore Roosevelt and Pilot Arch Hoxsey in a Wright Co. Type AB Airplane, October 11, 1910 / front
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Artifact Overview
Arch Hoxsey worked as an auto mechanic before joining the Wright brothers as a pilot and a flight instructor. In his brief career, Hoxsey took Theodore Roosevelt on the former president's first flight, and he later set an altitude record of 11,474 feet. Hoxsey died in a crash while attempting a new altitude record on December 31, 1910.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Date Made
1910
Subject Date
11 October 1910
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.256.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
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