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- Wright Home, Original Site, Dayton, Ohio, circa 1900 - Though Milton and Susan Wright moved their family several times, sons Wilbur and Orville always considered this house, at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio, to be home. Orville was born here in 1871, and sister Katharine in 1874. Wilbur died here in 1912. It was in this house that the Wright brothers began their studies in aviation.
- circa 1900
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Wright Home, Original Site, Dayton, Ohio, circa 1900
Though Milton and Susan Wright moved their family several times, sons Wilbur and Orville always considered this house, at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio, to be home. Orville was born here in 1871, and sister Katharine in 1874. Wilbur died here in 1912. It was in this house that the Wright brothers began their studies in aviation.
- Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1910-1911 - Wilbur and Orville Wright operated their bicycle business in this building, at 1127 West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio, from 1897 to 1908. They formed the Wright Company to manufacture airplanes in 1909 and settled into a new factory. But the Wrights continued to lease the West Third shop until 1916, using it for office space and experimental work.
- 1910-1911
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Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1910-1911
Wilbur and Orville Wright operated their bicycle business in this building, at 1127 West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio, from 1897 to 1908. They formed the Wright Company to manufacture airplanes in 1909 and settled into a new factory. But the Wrights continued to lease the West Third shop until 1916, using it for office space and experimental work.
- Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910 - The Wright brothers operated their bicycle business at six different Dayton, Ohio, locations from 1892 to 1908. They occupied this building, at 1127 West Third Street, from 1897 to 1908. It was here that the brothers conducted their first serious aviation experiments and built their gliders and the 1903 Wright Flyer -- the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft.
- circa 1910
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Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910
The Wright brothers operated their bicycle business at six different Dayton, Ohio, locations from 1892 to 1908. They occupied this building, at 1127 West Third Street, from 1897 to 1908. It was here that the brothers conducted their first serious aviation experiments and built their gliders and the 1903 Wright Flyer -- the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft.
- Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- circa 1910
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Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- Orville Wright at Controls of Wright Biplane, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918 - Orville Wright was photographed at the controls of a 1911 Wright Model B in May 1918. As part of a press event, he flew the biplane alongside the first Dayton-Wright DH-4 military plane built for World War I. Though Wright retired in 1915, he continued to consult on aviation projects. This was the last time Orville Wright piloted an airplane.
- May 14, 1918
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Orville Wright at Controls of Wright Biplane, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918
Orville Wright was photographed at the controls of a 1911 Wright Model B in May 1918. As part of a press event, he flew the biplane alongside the first Dayton-Wright DH-4 military plane built for World War I. Though Wright retired in 1915, he continued to consult on aviation projects. This was the last time Orville Wright piloted an airplane.
- Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- circa 1910
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Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- Frame Structure behind Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- circa 1910
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Frame Structure behind Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- Wilbur and Orville Wright at Home in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910 - Wilbur and Orville Wright pose on the porch of the Wright family home in Dayton, Ohio. Neither of the brothers married or had children, and both continued to live with their father, Milton, and sister, Katharine. Without families of their own, the Wright brothers were free to devote increasing amounts of time and money to their aviation experiments.
- circa 1910
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Wilbur and Orville Wright at Home in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910
Wilbur and Orville Wright pose on the porch of the Wright family home in Dayton, Ohio. Neither of the brothers married or had children, and both continued to live with their father, Milton, and sister, Katharine. Without families of their own, the Wright brothers were free to devote increasing amounts of time and money to their aviation experiments.
- Wright Home, Original Site, Dayton, Ohio, 1904 - Though Milton and Susan Wright moved their family several times, sons Wilbur and Orville always considered this house, at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio, to be home. Orville was born here in 1871, and sister Katharine in 1874. Wilbur died here in 1912. It was in this house that the Wright brothers began their studies in aviation.
- 1904
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Wright Home, Original Site, Dayton, Ohio, 1904
Though Milton and Susan Wright moved their family several times, sons Wilbur and Orville always considered this house, at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio, to be home. Orville was born here in 1871, and sister Katharine in 1874. Wilbur died here in 1912. It was in this house that the Wright brothers began their studies in aviation.
- Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1897 - 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.
- 1897
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Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1897
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.