Wright Company Glass Plate Negative Collection 1901-1911 1910-1911

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Wright Company Glass Plate Negative Collection 1901-1911 1910-1911

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The collection consists of 87 glass plate negatives, and 10 film negatives relating to the Wright Company, the Wright School of Aviation, flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., celebrations and aviation events, and a series of unidentified children.

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Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6396529

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