Papers, 1909-1972.

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Papers, 1909-1972.

Collection contains correspondence (1909-1972); newspaper clippings (1911-1913, 1965-1969); 1 account book; 22 blueprints of airplanes; photographs and glass plate negatives of planes, Sutro, aviators Bob Fowler and Orville and Wilbur Wright; and a pocket knife.

1.35 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912

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Wilbur Wright, born April 16, 1867 in Indiana, and his brother, Orville, were inventors of the airplane. The brothers were in the printing and bicycle business in Dayton before they became interested in solving the problems of powered flight. After a series of kite and glider experiments at Kitty Hawk, N.C., the brothers built and successfully flew the first heavier-than-air powered machine on Dec. 17, 1903. The Wrights spent the next years improving their invention and in 1909, formed a company...

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948

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Orville Wright was a pioneer aviator. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug 19, 1871. He was a son of Bishop Milton and Susan Catherine (Koerner) Wright. In 1903, with his brother Wilbur Wright, he devoted much of his time to Wright Brothers' flying machine. He died on January 30, 1948, in Dayon, Ohio....

Fowler, Bob, 1931-

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Sutro, Adolph um 1846

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Adolph G. Sutro (1891-) was an early aviator specializing in hydroplanes. From the description of Papers, 1909-1972. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27964933 ...