![[1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hills Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDMvMDEvMDEvMTkwMy1tYWNoaW5lLW9uLXRoZS1sYXVuY2hpbmctdHJhY2stYXQtYmlnLWtpbGwtZGV2aWwtaGlsbC1wcmlvci10by10aGUtZGVjZW1iZXItMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/231/jpg "[1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hills Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog]")
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[1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to the December 14th trial. Four men from the Kill Devil Hills Lifesaving Station helped move it from the shed to the hill, accompanied by two small boys and a dog]
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Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1903
Contributors
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912, photographer
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948, photographer
Location
Kitty Hawk (N.C.), 36.06472, -75.70583
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions.
