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- Orville Wright, Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright in France, 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- January 01, 1909
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Orville Wright, Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright in France, 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- Wright Brothers - Wilbur and Orville, 1909-1912 - 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.
- 1909-1912
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Wright Brothers - Wilbur and Orville, 1909-1912
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.
- Engraving Tools Given to Orville Wright From Wilbur Wright, 1883 - Wilbur Wright gave eight of these engraving tools to his brother, Orville, for Christmas in 1883. Two others were made by Orville, and another by Wilbur. At the time, the Wrights lived in Richmond, Indiana, and Wilbur earned spending money assisting with their father's newspaper, the <em>Richmond Star</em>. The Wrights moved back to Dayton, Ohio, in June 1884.
- 1883
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Engraving Tools Given to Orville Wright From Wilbur Wright, 1883
Wilbur Wright gave eight of these engraving tools to his brother, Orville, for Christmas in 1883. Two others were made by Orville, and another by Wilbur. At the time, the Wrights lived in Richmond, Indiana, and Wilbur earned spending money assisting with their father's newspaper, the Richmond Star. The Wrights moved back to Dayton, Ohio, in June 1884.
- 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.
- Portrait of Orville Wright as a Boy, 1878 - Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, in the family house in Dayton, Ohio. In 1878 his father, a bishop who traveled frequently on church business, brought home a toy helicopter for Orville and his brother Wilbur. The Wright brothers later credited the toy with sparking their earliest interest in aviation.
- 1878
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Portrait of Orville Wright as a Boy, 1878
Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, in the family house in Dayton, Ohio. In 1878 his father, a bishop who traveled frequently on church business, brought home a toy helicopter for Orville and his brother Wilbur. The Wright brothers later credited the toy with sparking their earliest interest in aviation.
- Textbook Used by Orville Wright, "Intermediate Arithmetic," 1876 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1876
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Textbook Used by Orville Wright, "Intermediate Arithmetic," 1876
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- February 01, 1909
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Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- Henry Ford and Orville Wright at Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - Henry Ford admired brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. They were all sons of the Midwest (Ford from Michigan, the Wrights from Ohio) who achieved great success in the early 20th century. After Ford purchased the Wrights' home and cycle shop in 1936, Orville Wright helped him locate original family furnishings, books and equipment to outfit the buildings.
- 1936
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Henry Ford and Orville Wright at Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1936
Henry Ford admired brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. They were all sons of the Midwest (Ford from Michigan, the Wrights from Ohio) who achieved great success in the early 20th century. After Ford purchased the Wrights' home and cycle shop in 1936, Orville Wright helped him locate original family furnishings, books and equipment to outfit the buildings.
- Orville Wright and Henry Ford on the Porch of Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - Henry Ford admired brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. They were all sons of the Midwest (Ford from Michigan, the Wrights from Ohio) who achieved great success in the early 20th century. After Ford purchased the Wrights' home and cycle shop in 1936, Orville Wright helped him locate original family furnishings, books and equipment to outfit the buildings.
- 1936
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Orville Wright and Henry Ford on the Porch of Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1936
Henry Ford admired brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. They were all sons of the Midwest (Ford from Michigan, the Wrights from Ohio) who achieved great success in the early 20th century. After Ford purchased the Wrights' home and cycle shop in 1936, Orville Wright helped him locate original family furnishings, books and equipment to outfit the buildings.
- Textbook Used by Katharine Wright and Orville Wright, "Third Music Reader," 1871 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1871
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Textbook Used by Katharine Wright and Orville Wright, "Third Music Reader," 1871
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.