U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission home page

Photos : 1-30 | 31-60 | 61-90 | 91-120 | 121-150 | 151-180 | 181-210 | 211-240 | 241-270 | 271-303
No.151-A
 Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertical fin attached to a front strut; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertical fin attached to a front strut; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.152-A
 Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.153-A
 Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.154-A
 Kill Devil Hill, where the first gliding experiments were conducted by the Wright brothers in 1900; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright, accompanied by his brother Lorin, his nephew Horace, and his friend Alexander Ogilvie, of England, arrived for the purpose of conducting gliding experiments with a glider resembling the 1911 powered machine but lacking its motor.

Title: Kill Devil Hill, where the first gliding experiments were conducted by the Wright brothers in 1900; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright, accompanied by his brother Lorin, his nephew Horace, and his friend Alexander Ogilvie, of England, arrived for the purpose of conducting gliding experiments with a glider resembling the 1911 powered machine but lacking its motor.

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.155-A
 Exterior view of the Wright Company factory; Dayton, Ohio

Title: Exterior view of the Wright Company factory; Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.156-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.157-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening ofthe Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening ofthe Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.158-A
 Distant view of Bishop Milton Wright during his first ride in an airplane, when Orville attained an altitude of 350 feet at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Distant view of Bishop Milton Wright during his first ride in an airplane, when Orville attained an altitude of 350 feet at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.159-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.160-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio.

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio.

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.161-A
 Large crowd of spectators gathered at the edge of a field at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, where a series of flights were conducted from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School. A trolley car is visible in the background.

Title: Large crowd of spectators gathered at the edge of a field at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, where a series of flights were conducted from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School. A trolley car is visible in the background.

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.162-A
 Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Series of flights from May through July, just after the opening of the Wright Flying School, probably Orville acting as instructor; Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.163-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.164-A
 Wilbur gliding to the right, bottom view of glider

Title: Wilbur gliding to the right, bottom view of glider

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.165-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' envelope

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' envelope

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.166-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.167-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.168-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letter

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.169-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letters

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letters

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.170-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letters

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' letters

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.171-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' document - power of attorney

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' document - power of attorney

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.172-A
 M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' document - power of attorney

Title: M.F. Keiter 'blackmail' document - power of attorney

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.173-A
 M.F. Keiter letter - part 1

Title: M.F. Keiter letter - part 1

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.174-A
 M.F. Keiter letter - part 2

Title: M.F. Keiter letter - part 2

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.175-A
 Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building

Title: Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.176-A
 M.F. Keiter forgery

Title: M.F. Keiter forgery

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.177-A
 M.F. Keiter forgery

Title: M.F. Keiter forgery

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.178-A
 M.F. Keiter forgery

Title: M.F. Keiter forgery

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.179-A
 M.F. Keiter forgery

Title: M.F. Keiter forgery

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
No.180-A
 Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917

Title: Scipio, a St. Bernard dog Orville acquired in March, 1917

 

Full Reference
Hi-Res Image
Photos : 1-30 | 31-60 | 61-90 | 91-120 | 121-150 | 151-180 | 181-210 | 211-240 | 241-270 | 271-303