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- Wright Brothers Home and Cycle Shop, Greenfield Village, 1971 - Henry Ford acquired the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop in 1936. He then relocated the buildings from Dayton, Ohio, to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Ford placed the structures right next to each other in Greenfield Village. In Dayton, the buildings had been located a few blocks apart.
- August 01, 1971
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Wright Brothers Home and Cycle Shop, Greenfield Village, 1971
Henry Ford acquired the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop in 1936. He then relocated the buildings from Dayton, Ohio, to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Ford placed the structures right next to each other in Greenfield Village. In Dayton, the buildings had been located a few blocks apart.
- Wright Brothers - On December 14, 1903, Wilbur won a coin toss and made the first attempt to fly their latest machine. He stalled it on take-off, causing some minor damage. The plane was repaired, and Orville made the next attempt on December 17. At 10:35 a.m., he made the first heavier-than-air, machine powered flight in the world. In a flight lasting only 12 seconds and covering just 120 feet, Orville did what men and women had only dreamed of doing for centuries, he flew.
- August 26, 2011
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Wright Brothers
On December 14, 1903, Wilbur won a coin toss and made the first attempt to fly their latest machine. He stalled it on take-off, causing some minor damage. The plane was repaired, and Orville made the next attempt on December 17. At 10:35 a.m., he made the first heavier-than-air, machine powered flight in the world. In a flight lasting only 12 seconds and covering just 120 feet, Orville did what men and women had only dreamed of doing for centuries, he flew.
- Wright Brothers Garden Shed - Orville and Wilbur Wright were enthusiastic photographers who took many shots of their family and friends. They also took numerous photos of their gliders and airplanes, and those images remain vital records of the airplane's invention. The brothers developed their glass plate negatives in a darkroom they built in the shed behind the family home.
- 1870-1900
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Wright Brothers Garden Shed
Orville and Wilbur Wright were enthusiastic photographers who took many shots of their family and friends. They also took numerous photos of their gliders and airplanes, and those images remain vital records of the airplane's invention. The brothers developed their glass plate negatives in a darkroom they built in the shed behind the family home.
- Wright Home - Though the Wright family moved around, brothers Wilbur and Orville always thought of this house, originally located at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio, as home. Orville was born here in 1871, and Wilbur died here in 1912. It was also here that the brothers began their serious studies in aviation -- work that led to their successful 1903 Wright Flyer.
- 1870-1913
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Wright Home
Though the Wright family moved around, brothers Wilbur and Orville always thought of this house, originally located at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio, as home. Orville was born here in 1871, and Wilbur died here in 1912. It was also here that the brothers began their serious studies in aviation -- work that led to their successful 1903 Wright Flyer.
- Clipping Book, "The Wright Brothers 1903" - This scrapbook contains text and photos from the article "How We Made the First Flight Ten Years Ago." Written by Orville Wright, the piece was published in the December 1913 issue of <em>Flying</em>. Following his brother Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville spent the remainder of his life safeguarding their legacy as the inventors of the airplane.
- 1903-1923
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Clipping Book, "The Wright Brothers 1903"
This scrapbook contains text and photos from the article "How We Made the First Flight Ten Years Ago." Written by Orville Wright, the piece was published in the December 1913 issue of Flying. Following his brother Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville spent the remainder of his life safeguarding their legacy as the inventors of the airplane.
- Wright Home--Reconstruction--Item4 - Henry Ford relocated the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village. While the buildings sat a few blocks apart in Dayton, Ford placed them side-by-side at his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Wright Flyer, assisted to ensure the project's accuracy.
- March 31, 1937
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Wright Home--Reconstruction--Item4
Henry Ford relocated the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village. While the buildings sat a few blocks apart in Dayton, Ford placed them side-by-side at his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Wright Flyer, assisted to ensure the project's accuracy.
- The Neuman-Kettler Co. Complete Home Furnishings, "Memories of Childhood," 1910 - Hygiene, sanitation, and a child's well-being became paramount to many parents by the early 20th century. Concerned parents furnished children's rooms with white-painted furniture and metal beds that were easy to clean and sanitize in hopes of reducing childhood diseases. The room furnished with appropriate-sized furniture with cheerful decorations provided a pleasing refuge for children away from the adult world.
- 1910
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The Neuman-Kettler Co. Complete Home Furnishings, "Memories of Childhood," 1910
Hygiene, sanitation, and a child's well-being became paramount to many parents by the early 20th century. Concerned parents furnished children's rooms with white-painted furniture and metal beds that were easy to clean and sanitize in hopes of reducing childhood diseases. The room furnished with appropriate-sized furniture with cheerful decorations provided a pleasing refuge for children away from the adult world.
- 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.
- Bertha Wright, Age Five, Niece of the Wright Brothers, Daughter of Reuchlin Wright, 1901 - Neither Wilbur nor Orville Wright ever married or had children. But they delighted in their nieces and nephews. The brothers read to the youngsters, played games with them, made candy, and involved them in good-natured practical jokes. Bertha was one of four children born to Lulu and Reuchlin Wright. Reuchlin was an older brother to Wilbur and Orville.
- 1901
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Bertha Wright, Age Five, Niece of the Wright Brothers, Daughter of Reuchlin Wright, 1901
Neither Wilbur nor Orville Wright ever married or had children. But they delighted in their nieces and nephews. The brothers read to the youngsters, played games with them, made candy, and involved them in good-natured practical jokes. Bertha was one of four children born to Lulu and Reuchlin Wright. Reuchlin was an older brother to Wilbur and Orville.
- Congressional Medal Honoring the Wright Brothers, 1909 - After Wilbur Wright's demonstrations at Le Mans, France, and Orville Wright's flights at Fort Myer, Virginia, accolades poured in for the brothers. At a grand celebration in Dayton in June 1909, Brigadier General James Allen, of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, presented them with a gold medal awarded by the United States Congress. This is a replica of that prize.
- March 04, 1909
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Congressional Medal Honoring the Wright Brothers, 1909
After Wilbur Wright's demonstrations at Le Mans, France, and Orville Wright's flights at Fort Myer, Virginia, accolades poured in for the brothers. At a grand celebration in Dayton in June 1909, Brigadier General James Allen, of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, presented them with a gold medal awarded by the United States Congress. This is a replica of that prize.