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The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were American aviation pioneers who invented the world's first successful airplane. The Wright brothers were two of seven children born to Milton Wright (1828–1917), a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, of English and Dutch ancestry, and Susan Catherine Koerner (1831–1889), of German and Swiss ancestry. Milton Wright's mother, Catherine Reeder, was descended from the progenitor of the Vanderbilt family and the Huguenot Gano family of New Rochelle, New York.

Wright brothers gained the mechanical skills essential to their success by working for years in their Dayton, Ohio-based shop with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and other machinery. Their work with bicycles influenced their belief that an unstable vehicle such as a flying machine could be controlled and balanced with practice.

In 1900 the brothers went to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to begin their manned gliding experiments. The spot also gave them privacy from reporters. They flew the glider for a few days in the early autumn of 1900. Most of their kite tests were unpiloted, with sandbags or chains and even a local boy as ballast. In the first tests, probably on October 3, Wilbur was aboard while the glider flew as a kite not far above the ground with men below holding tether ropes. Wilbur made about a dozen free glides on only a single day, October 20.

In 1901 they built a glider with a much larger wing and made dozens of flights in July and August for distances of 50 to 400 ft. The glider, however, delivered two major disappointments. On the trip home Wilbur remarked to Orville that man would not fly in a thousand years.

To overcome the problems, they built a six-foot (1.8m) wind tunnel in their shop and between October and December 1901 conducted systematic tests on dozens of miniature wings. The tests yielded valuable data never before known so 1902 glider shown dramatic improvement in performance. The improved wing design enabled consistently longer glides led to a discovery of the true purpose of the movable vertical rudder: to aim or align the aircraft correctly during banking turns and when leveling off from turns and wind disturbances while the change in direction was done using wing-warping. From September 19 to October 24 they made between 700 and 1,000 glides, the longest lasting 26 seconds and covering 622.5 feet (189.7 m).

In 1903 the brothers built the powered Wright Flyer. They used data from more wind tunnel tests to design their propellers. The finished blades were just over eight feet long, made of three laminations of glued spruce. The Wrights decided on twin "pusher" propellers (counter-rotating to cancel torque), which would act on a greater quantity of air than a single relatively slow propeller and not disturb airflow over the leading edge of the wings. The Wrights wrote to several engine manufacturers, but none could meet their need for a sufficiently lightweight powerplant. They turned to their shop mechanic, Charlie Taylor, who built an engine in just six weeks in close consultation with the brothers. To keep the weight down the engine block was cast from aluminum, a rare practice at the time. The Flyer cost less than a thousand dollars, equivalent to $28,000 in 2018.

Their first powered test flight happened on the 121st anniversary of the first hot air balloon test flight that the Montgolfier brothers had done, on December 14, 1782 and they finally took to the air on December 17, 1903.

Five people witnessed the flights. The Wrights sent a telegram about the flights to their father, requesting that he "inform the press." However, the Dayton Journal refused to publish the story, saying the flights were too short to be important. Meanwhile, against the brothers' wishes, a telegraph operator leaked their message to a Virginia newspaper, which concocted a highly inaccurate news article that was reprinted the next day in several newspapers elsewhere, including Dayton.

The Wright brothers made no flights at all in 1906 and 1907. They spent the time attempting to persuade the U.S. and European governments that they had invented the successful flying machine and were prepared to negotiate a contract to sell such machines. Facing skepticism in the French aeronautical community and outright scorn by some newspapers that called him a "bluffeur", Wilbur began official public demonstrations on August 8, 1908, at the Hunaudières horse racing track near the town of Le Mans, France. His first flight lasted only one minute 45 seconds, but his ability to effortlessly make banking turns and fly a circle amazed and stunned onlookers, including several pioneer French aviators, among them Louis Blériot. In the following days, Wilbur made a series of technically challenging flights, including figure-eights, demonstrating his skills as a pilot and the capability of his flying machine, which far surpassed those of all other pioneering aircraft and pilots of the day. The French public was thrilled by Wilbur's feats and flocked to the field by the thousands, and the Wright brothers instantly became world-famous. Orville followed his brother's success by demonstrating another nearly identical Flyer to the United States Army at Fort Myer, Virginia, starting on September 3, 1908. On September 9, he made the first hour-long flight, lasting 62 minutes and 15 seconds.
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Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Fall Ends Flight- Orville Wright Shuts off Power on Aerial Curve [Washington Post, 1 July 1909]

Fall Ends Flight- Orville Wright Shuts off Power on Aerial Curve [Wash...

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[The Wright Brothers Edition, The Dayton Herald, 16 June 1909]

[The Wright Brothers Edition, The Dayton Herald, 16 June 1909]

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[Page 2 and 3 of New York Tribune, 1 January 1911]

[Page 2 and 3 of New York Tribune, 1 January 1911]

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Wilbur Wright Dead; Typhoid Claims Cause [Baltimore Sun, 30 May 1912]

Wilbur Wright Dead; Typhoid Claims Cause [Baltimore Sun, 30 May 1912]

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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[Letter, Wilbur Wright, Aero Club of America Newsletter, 12 March 1906]

[Letter, Wilbur Wright, Aero Club of America Newsletter, 12 March 1906...

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Jules Vedrines Wins Aviation Cup Race for France at 105 Miles an Hour [New York Herald, 10 September 1912]

Jules Vedrines Wins Aviation Cup Race for France at 105 Miles an Hour ...

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Le Coupe Michelin [Sports, 19 December 1908]

Le Coupe Michelin [Sports, 19 December 1908]

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[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

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Aviators Tumble Into the Ocean [New York Times, 11 September 1911]

Aviators Tumble Into the Ocean [New York Times, 11 September 1911]

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Young Drexel's Flying School in Old England; Aviator Latham May Quit the Flying Game; and British Army Finds Airships Helpful [The World, 9 October 1910]

Young Drexel's Flying School in Old England; Aviator Latham May Quit t...

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Wilbur Wright Leaves To-Day [The Sun, 5 October 1909]

Wilbur Wright Leaves To-Day [The Sun, 5 October 1909]

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Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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[Pages from The Evening Telegram, 28 October 1910]

[Pages from The Evening Telegram, 28 October 1910]

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Wright's Story of Great Flight [New York Evening Sun]

Wright's Story of Great Flight [New York Evening Sun]

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Development of Wright Biplane Shown in Pictures [New York Times, 12 October 1913]

Development of Wright Biplane Shown in Pictures [New York Times, 12 Oc...

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight [Wilbur Wright, Printed in Advance of the Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, August 1903]

Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight [Wilbur Wright, Printed...

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[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

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Sous l’oeil des Savants- Victore! La Conquete de L’Air [Figaro, 11 October 1908]

Sous l’oeil des Savants- Victore! La Conquete de L’Air [Figaro, 11 Oct...

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Per i voli di Wright a Centocelle [Le D’Italia, 15 April 1909]

Per i voli di Wright a Centocelle [Le D’Italia, 15 April 1909]

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A Visit to the First Show of the Aero Club of America [Carl E. Myers, Scientific American Supplement No. 1572, 17 February 1906]

A Visit to the First Show of the Aero Club of America [Carl E. Myers, ...

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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A Week With Wilbur Wright [News Tribune Illustrated Edition, 17 October 1909]

A Week With Wilbur Wright [News Tribune Illustrated Edition, 17 Octobe...

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L'aeroplane Wright [Omnia, Revue Pratique de Locomotion, 24 October 1908]

L'aeroplane Wright [Omnia, Revue Pratique de Locomotion, 24 October 19...

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Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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Aviators, Braving Gale, Circle Manhattan in Times Aerial Derby... [New York Times, 14 October 1913]

Aviators, Braving Gale, Circle Manhattan in Times Aerial Derby... [New...

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Scrapbooks:  July-December 1910

Scrapbooks: July-December 1910

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Man In Flight [George Grantham Bain, The Criterion, March 1905]

Man In Flight [George Grantham Bain, The Criterion, March 1905]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

La Conquete de l'air [Figaro, 9 August 1908]

La Conquete de l'air [Figaro, 9 August 1908]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

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Aviators, Braving Gale, Circle Manhattan in Times Aerial Derby... [New York Times, 14 October 1913]

Aviators, Braving Gale, Circle Manhattan in Times Aerial Derby... [New...

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Das Militar- Wochenblatt uber Orville Wright

Das Militar- Wochenblatt uber Orville Wright

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Wright Workshop Keeps Grinding & Hawthorne Street Is In Gala Attire [The Dayton Herald, 13 May 1909]

Wright Workshop Keeps Grinding & Hawthorne Street Is In Gala Attire [T...

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Off to Educate Folk in Aviation [New York Times, 21 November 1910]

Off to Educate Folk in Aviation [New York Times, 21 November 1910]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

The Combined History of the Wrights and Aviation [News, 31 May 1912]

The Combined History of the Wrights and Aviation [News, 31 May 1912]

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Accident Halts Channel Flight [New York Herald, 11 August 1912]

Accident Halts Channel Flight [New York Herald, 11 August 1912]

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[Pages 9 and 10 of the Sun, 18 August 1912]

[Pages 9 and 10 of the Sun, 18 August 1912]

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1910-December 1913

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Scrapbooks: January 1902-December 1908

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Grahame-White Wins The Cup [The New York Times, 30 October 1910]

Grahame-White Wins The Cup [The New York Times, 30 October 1910]

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Man In Flight [George Grantham Bain, The Criterion, March 1905]

Man In Flight [George Grantham Bain, The Criterion, March 1905]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Le Coupe Michelin [Sports, 19 December 1908]

Le Coupe Michelin [Sports, 19 December 1908]

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Peri voli di Wright a Centocelle [Il Giornale D’Italia, 15 April 1909]

Peri voli di Wright a Centocelle [Il Giornale D’Italia, 15 April 1909]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight [Wilbur Wright, Printed in Advance of the Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, August 1903]

Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight [Wilbur Wright, Printed...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Wright Brothers’ Flying Machine [Lokal Anzeiger, 18 November 1907]

Wright Brothers’ Flying Machine [Lokal Anzeiger, 18 November 1907]

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Wrights See Jonah- “He” or “It” Again Prevents a Flight at Ft. Meyer [Washington Post, 17 July 1909]

Wrights See Jonah- “He” or “It” Again Prevents a Flight at Ft. Meyer [...

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[Commencement Program, Seventy-Seventh Anniversary, Oberlin College, Commencement Exercises and Conferring of Degrees, Honorary Doctor of Law presented to Orville and Wilbur Wright]

[Commencement Program, Seventy-Seventh Anniversary, Oberlin College, C...

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[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

[Diary, Wilbur Wright] - Public domain document scan

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

The Construction of the Wright Aeroplane [Scientific American, 26 September 1908]

The Construction of the Wright Aeroplane [Scientific American, 26 Sept...

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How to Learn to Fly [August Post, World’s Work, September 1910]

How to Learn to Fly [August Post, World’s Work, September 1910]

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Grand Festival donne' en l' honeur de MM. Wilbur et Orville Wright [Program, 21 January 1909]

Grand Festival donne' en l' honeur de MM. Wilbur et Orville Wright [Pr...

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Grand Festival donne' en l' honeur de MM. Wilbur et Orville Wright [Program, 21 January 1909]

Grand Festival donne' en l' honeur de MM. Wilbur et Orville Wright [Pr...

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International Aviation Tournament, Belmont Park, New York [program, 22-30 October 1910]

International Aviation Tournament, Belmont Park, New York [program, 22...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

Scrapbooks:  January-December 1909

Scrapbooks: January-December 1909

Newspaper clippings from Illustrated London News made available here with permission from Illustrated London News. Picture Library, 20, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, United Kingdom The Wilbur and Orville Wrigh... More

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