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Query: Wright (Brothers) 1903 Flyer
bulk 1906
0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
NASM.2014.0003
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This donation is a photomechanical reproduction enlargement ( 17 1/8 inch by 10 3/4 inch ) of the Wright Brothers drawing of their flying machine Patent No" 821,393 sheet one (original date March 22, 1903- patent date May 22, 1906). The patent has been expertly removed from the frame and restored to a presentation level. The dimensions of the frame...
Conquest of the Skies Wright Brothers Portfolio [75th Anniversary of First Flight]
0.2 Cubic feet (One 11 by 14 inch folder.)
Conquest of the Skies Wright Brothers Portfolio is the commemorative portfolio compiled by the Franklin Institute in 1978 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first flight by the Wright Brothers.
Charles E. Taylor Collection
Taylor, Charles Edward, 1868-1956
0.23 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))
This accession includes Taylor's correspondence with his son, Rueben W. Taylor, (1928-1948), and the Garrison Machine Works, (1953-1956), makers of gears used in the Wright flyer engines. The letters to Rueben Taylor are originals, while the Garrison Machine Works correspondence are mostly xerox copies. Also included are brief biographical sketches...
Wright 1903 Flyer "Operation Homecoming" Scrapbook
National Air Museum (U.S.)
0.66 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
NASM.XXXX.0393
This scrapbook chronicles the return of the Wright 1903 Flyer to the United States, beginning with the early negotiations with England to the reception at the Smithsonian following receipt of the aircraft.
1903 Wright Flyer Drawings
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)
Ford Motor Company.
Science Museum of London
9.3 Cubic feet ((3 48"x36"x3" drawers))
This collection consists of drawings of the 1903 Wright Flyer executed at various times during the life of the aircraft: Science Museum of London Drawings -- commissioned when the aircraft was on loan to the Museum; Ford Drawings -- sponsored by the Ford Motor Company which were supervised by Orville Wright and Charles Taylor; Christman Drawings --...
Ivan H. Driggs Collection
0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))
This collection includes numerous photographs, featuring the following aircraft: Driggs Dart, Dart II, Super Dart; Luscombe Model 1 (Phantom); Monocoupe Model D-145; Forest Patrol seaplanes; Douglas World Cruiser; and the 1903 Wright Flyer. The collection also contains newspaper articles about Driggs and his designs as well as the May 1937 and Janu...
Gustave Whitehead Manuscript Collection [Gibbs-Smith]
Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard, 1909-
0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
This collection consists of manuscripts and articles written by Charles H. Gibbs-Smith, in which he refutes Whitehead's claims. The collection contains the following manuscripts: 'The Flight Claims of Gustave Whitehead,' 'Gustave Whitehead: His Flight-Claims and his Place in History,' 'Gustave Whitehead,' 'Reflections on the Whitehead Claims to Pow...
Wright Brothers First Flight Story Collection [Moore]
1.78 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
This collection consists of approximately 1.78 cubic feet of material pertaining to Harry P. Moore and newspaper coverage of the Wright Brothers first flight on December 17, 1903.
Wright Brothers Collection
0.25 Cubic feet (1 slim legal document box)
This collection consists mostly of correspondence between the Wright brothers and the following people: J.W. See; Ralph H. Upson; Henry Ford; Ernest Jones; Frank Coffyn; O.G. Simmons; C.R. Peterkin; Otto Mallery; Maynard; and Lester Gardner. Also included are sketches, an NAA letter signed by witnesses: Etheridge, Dough and Moore attesting to the 1903 flight, and the Wright Brothers' original bid for the military contract.
Wright Brothers Medal Presentation Scrapbook
Aero Club of America
0.31 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
This scrapbook is one of three prepared by the Aero Club of America in honor of the presentation of the Aero Club of America medals to Orville and Wilber Wright by President William Howard Taft. The book consist of photos, editorials, articles, and cartoons published on 16 June 1909, the day of the presentation, and given to the club for inclusion ...