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- Pamphlet, "Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight," Wilbur Wright, 1903 - Theories and research on aviation were shared widely through professional journals. While conducting their experiments, Wilbur and Orville Wright read almost everything they could find, and Wilbur contributed his own articles on the brothers' work. This August 1903 article, based on Wilbur's June 1903 presentation to the Western Society of Engineers, describes their successful glider flights of 1902.
- June 24, 1903
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Pamphlet, "Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight," Wilbur Wright, 1903
Theories and research on aviation were shared widely through professional journals. While conducting their experiments, Wilbur and Orville Wright read almost everything they could find, and Wilbur contributed his own articles on the brothers' work. This August 1903 article, based on Wilbur's June 1903 presentation to the Western Society of Engineers, describes their successful glider flights of 1902.
- 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.
- Fred Black, Orville Wright, and Edward Cutler during Reconstruction of Wright Home in Greenfield Village, June 1937 - Fred Black headed Ford Motor Company's advertising department. As a pilot and aviation enthusiast, Black coordinated relocation of Wright Cycle Shop and the Wright Home from Dayton, Ohio, to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Architect Edward Cutler oversaw reassembly of the buildings. Orville Wright shared his own unique insights to ensure the project's accuracy.
- June 26, 1937
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Fred Black, Orville Wright, and Edward Cutler during Reconstruction of Wright Home in Greenfield Village, June 1937
Fred Black headed Ford Motor Company's advertising department. As a pilot and aviation enthusiast, Black coordinated relocation of Wright Cycle Shop and the Wright Home from Dayton, Ohio, to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Architect Edward Cutler oversaw reassembly of the buildings. Orville Wright shared his own unique insights to ensure the project's accuracy.
- Wright Brothers Piloting Their 1902 Glider in 1903, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- October 21, 1903
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Wright Brothers Piloting Their 1902 Glider in 1903, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- Launching the 1902 Glider with Orville Wright Piloting, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- October 01, 1902
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Launching the 1902 Glider with Orville Wright Piloting, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
The Wright brothers' 1902 glider was their third aircraft tested at Kill Devil Hills in as many years. It was also the first built with aerodynamic calculations based on the Wrights' own wind tunnel tests. The improvements in performance were stunning. The brothers made more than 700 glides in 1902. Many were over 500 feet long, and some exceeded 600 feet.
- Bosch Type ARN Magneto, Used by Orville Wright at Fort Myer, Virginia, 1909 - Orville Wright used this magneto, which generated spark for his airplane's engine, during demonstration flights for the U.S. Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, in July 1909. Fort Myer represented tragedy and triumph. Orville was seriously injured, and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed, during initial demonstrations there in September 1908. Ten months later, Orville returned and completed the demo flights successfully.
- July 30, 1909
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Bosch Type ARN Magneto, Used by Orville Wright at Fort Myer, Virginia, 1909
Orville Wright used this magneto, which generated spark for his airplane's engine, during demonstration flights for the U.S. Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, in July 1909. Fort Myer represented tragedy and triumph. Orville was seriously injured, and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed, during initial demonstrations there in September 1908. Ten months later, Orville returned and completed the demo flights successfully.
- "Smart Fun Field Trip" at Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, 1994 -
- 1994
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"Smart Fun Field Trip" at Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, 1994
- 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.
- Book, "One Thousand Miles Up the Nile," 1888 - Wilbur and Orville Wright's parents believed in both formal and informal education. Their home was filled with books, and the children were encouraged to read at an early age. The Wright family owned this 1888 travel-adventure book, published and sold by Montgomery Ward & Company. Montgomery Ward, the first general mail order company in America, offered a wide range of goods by mail.
- 1888
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Book, "One Thousand Miles Up the Nile," 1888
Wilbur and Orville Wright's parents believed in both formal and informal education. Their home was filled with books, and the children were encouraged to read at an early age. The Wright family owned this 1888 travel-adventure book, published and sold by Montgomery Ward & Company. Montgomery Ward, the first general mail order company in America, offered a wide range of goods by mail.
- Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright Preparing to Fly, Orville Wright Looking On, Pau, France, February 15, 1909 - Katharine Wright, whose support for her brothers Wilbur and Orville never wavered, took her first flight as a passenger on February 15, 1909. With Wilbur at the controls, the siblings soared over Pau in the south of France, thrilling the crowd gathered to watch the celebrated Wright flying machine.
- February 15, 1909
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Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright Preparing to Fly, Orville Wright Looking On, Pau, France, February 15, 1909
Katharine Wright, whose support for her brothers Wilbur and Orville never wavered, took her first flight as a passenger on February 15, 1909. With Wilbur at the controls, the siblings soared over Pau in the south of France, thrilling the crowd gathered to watch the celebrated Wright flying machine.