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- Air Racing Poster, "Over 200 Miles Per Hour International Air Races," St. Louis, Missouri, 1921 - Air races offered pilots and manufacturers a venue in which to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. These competitions emphasized speed over reliability, and each new record seemed to get broken as quickly as it was set. Lavish press coverage ensured continued public interest in aviation.
- 01 October 1921-03 October 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Air Racing Poster, "Over 200 Miles Per Hour International Air Races," St. Louis, Missouri, 1921
Air races offered pilots and manufacturers a venue in which to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. These competitions emphasized speed over reliability, and each new record seemed to get broken as quickly as it was set. Lavish press coverage ensured continued public interest in aviation.
- Orville Wright and Senator Hiram Bingham Unveiling Commemorative Tablet, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, 1928 - From the time he sold the Wright Company in 1915 until his death in 1948, Orville Wright served as an elder statesman -- <em>the</em> elder statesman -- of aviation. He attended countless ceremonies commemorating his and his late brother Wilbur's achievements. Here Orville poses with a monument placed at Kill Devil Hills on the 25th anniversary of the Wrights' first flight.
- December 18, 1928
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Orville Wright and Senator Hiram Bingham Unveiling Commemorative Tablet, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, 1928
From the time he sold the Wright Company in 1915 until his death in 1948, Orville Wright served as an elder statesman -- the elder statesman -- of aviation. He attended countless ceremonies commemorating his and his late brother Wilbur's achievements. Here Orville poses with a monument placed at Kill Devil Hills on the 25th anniversary of the Wrights' first flight.