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- Bishop Wright, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 1909 - Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
- 17 June 1909-18 June 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Bishop Wright, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 1909
Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
- Lorin and Ivonette Wright, at Christmas Dinner Table with Their Children, Milton and Ivonette, Dayton, Ohio, 1897-1898 - Lorin Wright, older brother of Wilbur and Orville, married Ivonette Stokes in 1892 and the couple settled in Dayton. They had four children -- Milton, Ivonette, Leontine, and Horace -- who were regular visitors to the Wright family home at 7 Hawthorn Street. Never fathers themselves, Wilbur and Orville enjoyed playing with their nieces and nephews.
- 1897-1898
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Lorin and Ivonette Wright, at Christmas Dinner Table with Their Children, Milton and Ivonette, Dayton, Ohio, 1897-1898
Lorin Wright, older brother of Wilbur and Orville, married Ivonette Stokes in 1892 and the couple settled in Dayton. They had four children -- Milton, Ivonette, Leontine, and Horace -- who were regular visitors to the Wright family home at 7 Hawthorn Street. Never fathers themselves, Wilbur and Orville enjoyed playing with their nieces and nephews.