Orville Wright glider flights - Sepia #2
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Identifier: 805.1.f
Orville Wright and British aviator Alex Ogilvie make adjustments to 1911 glider in same photo as Cyanotype #5. This photo has inscriptions on front and back which are almost illegible. The rear inscription seems to be, "Orville Wright (left) and Alexander Ogilvie (right) tuning up glider used at Kill Devils Hill NC, on site of the first flight and learning innermost secrets of aeronautics." Kill Devil Hills, N.C.more...
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Orville Wright and British aviator Alex Ogilvie make adjustments to 1911 glider in same photo as Cyanotype #5. This photo has inscriptions on front and back which are almost illegible. The rear inscription seems to be, "Orville Wright (left) and Alexander Ogilvie (right) tuning up glider used at Kill Devils Hill NC, on site of the first flight and learning innermost secrets of aeronautics." Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Date
1911
Call Number
805.1.f
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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 93mm x 0mm
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