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No.197-A
 1903 machine and large camp building where it was housed, and smaller building used as a workshop and living quarters at Kill Devil Hills.

Title: 1903 machine and large camp building where it was housed, and smaller building used as a workshop and living quarters at Kill Devil Hills.

 

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No.215-A
 Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

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No.217-A
 Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground afterunsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground afterunsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

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No.218-A
 1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hill Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog.

Title: 1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hill Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog.

 

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No.219-A
 1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hill Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog.

Title: 1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hill Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog.

 

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No.220-A
 Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing, on ground at end of last flight.

Title: Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing, on ground at end of last flight.

 

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No.221-A
 1903 machine, front view

Title: 1903 machine, front view

 

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No.222-A
 Flight 85: Orville in flight over tree tops, covering a distance of approximately 1,760 feet in 40 1/5 seconds; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Flight 85: Orville in flight over tree tops, covering a distance of approximately 1,760 feet in 40 1/5 seconds; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

 

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No.223-A
 Flight 19: Orville piloting, covering a distance of 356 feet, machine close to the ground; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Flight 19: Orville piloting, covering a distance of 356 feet, machine close to the ground; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

 

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No.224-A
 Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

 

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No.225-A
 Long-range view of machine on launching track, showing hangar nearby and hummocky ground of former swamp at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Long-range view of machine on launching track, showing hangar nearby and hummocky ground of former swamp at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

 

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No.226-A
 Damaged machine to the right of the launching track at the end of flight 31, piloted by Orville. The tall, white-shirted man in the foreground may be Charles E. Taylor, Wrights' mechanic; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio.

Title: Damaged machine to the right of the launching track at the end of flight 31, piloted by Orville. The tall, white-shirted man in the foreground may be Charles E. Taylor, Wrights' mechanic; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio.

 

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No.227-A
 Left view of Wilbur gliding, Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station and Weather Bureau buildings in distance; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Left view of Wilbur gliding, Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station and Weather Bureau buildings in distance; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

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No.228-A
 Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Title: Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

 

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No.232-A
 Three-quarter right front view of Wright glider descending from Big Hill. One of four photographs of gliding activities taken on October 27, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville each made two glides.

Title: Three-quarter right front view of Wright glider descending from Big Hill. One of four photographs of gliding activities taken on October 27, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville each made two glides.

 

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No.233-A
 TITLE: First flight, December 17, 1903

Title: TITLE: First flight, December 17, 1903

 

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No.234-A
 Powered 1903 machine in the shop

Title: Powered 1903 machine in the shop

 

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No.282-A
 Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Title: Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

 

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No.301-A
 Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats

Title: Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats

 

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No.303-A
 Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats

Title: Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats

 

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