Orville Wright glider flights

Orville Wright glider flights - Cyanotype #17

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Identifier: 805.1.f

Alex Ogilvie (kneeling) and Orville Wright make repairs and adjustments to 1911 glider in front of the Wright camp building. Angle boards on side of building were used to stabilize the building in high winds. Rectangular objects on side of building are shipping crates used to transport the glider from Dayton to Kitty Hawk.more...

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Alex Ogilvie (kneeling) and Orville Wright make repairs and adjustments to 1911 glider in front of the Wright camp building. Angle boards on side of building were used to stabilize the building in high winds. Rectangular objects on side of building are shipping crates used to transport the glider from Dayton to Kitty Hawk.

Date
1911

Call Number
805.1.f

Additional Resources

Collection(s)
Transportation
- Air

Subject(s)
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Ogilvie, Alexander, 1882-1962
Gliders (Aeronautics)--North Carolina--Kill Devil Hills
Finding Aid
Drinkwater, Alpheus W., Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Dare County (N.C.)--Kill Devil Hills (N.C.)

Type
still image

Medium
photographs

Physical Description
153mm x 91mm x 0mm

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