Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 photographer Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 photographer still image graphic still image Portrait photographs-1890-1930. Group portraits-1890-1930. Landscape photographs-1890-1930. Glass negatives-1890-1930. Nitrate negatives-1890-1930. xxu 1897 1928 monographic 1897-1928, bulk 1898-1911 eng

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300 negatives : glass-plate ; 4 x 5 and 5 x 7 in. 2 negatives : nitrate ; 5 x 7 in. Subjects depicted include portraits of the Wright brothers and their family members; friends and associates; views of the Wright family home at 7 Hawthorn St., Dayton, Ohio; Orville Wright's home "Hawthorne Hill", Dayton; family gatherings; the brothers performing gliding experiments and powered flight tests at Kitty Hawk, N.C., and at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio, (including views of the first flight at Kitty Hawk, Dec. 17, 1903). Also includes images of the Wright camp at Kitty Hawk; airplane motors; a few views of the Wright Company plant; portraits of Orville Wright's dog Scipio; some landscape views of areas around Dayton, Ohio, and Kitty Hawk, N.C. Also, Charles Lindbergh at Wilbur Wright Field, 1927; photographs of documents relating to a legal case against Bishop Milton Wright. Use the digital versions to preserve the fragile original negatives. No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Photographs taken by the Wright Brothers (LOT 11512)," LOT title devised by Library staff. Negatives are assigned the following filing series designations: LC-W85 (for 4x5 in.) and LC-W86 (for 5x7 in. and nitrate) Digitized images of all items in the collection and their associated identifying information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. Enlarged prints made from original Wright negatives by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, ca. 1962 are provided as surrogates of the negatives for reference use in the P&P Reading Room. These are filed under the call number: LOT 11512. Also available on microfiche; Published as Wilbur Wright. Photographs by the Wright Brothers (Library of Congress, 1978). Transfer; Science and Technology Division; 1962. Orville and Wilbur Wright, pioneers in early aviation, used photography to document their experiments with flight. The papers of Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright were given to the Library of Congress by executors of Orville Wright's estate in 1949. Forms part of: The Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright. n-us--- Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 Friends & associates Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Friends & associates Wright family. Aeronautics United States 1890-1930 Flight testing North Carolina Kitty Hawk 1890-1930 Flight testing Ohio Dayton 1890-1930 Gliders 1890-1930 Airplanes 1890-1930 Families Ohio Dayton 1890-1930 Pets 1890-1930 Dogs 1890-1930 LOT 11512 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.wri (DLC)mm 78046706 00649999 hdl:loc.pnp/pp.wri aacr gihc DLC 000327 20250630013348.7 11955167 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)