![[Edwin H. Sines, neighbor of the Wright brothers and partner in their early printing business, in printing office]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZWR3aW4taC1zaW5lcy1uZWlnaGJvci1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWFuZC1wYXJ0bmVyLWluLXRoZWlyLWVhcmx5LXByaW50aW5nLTJlNWI3Ni0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/40/webp "[Edwin H. Sines, neighbor of the Wright brothers and partner in their early printing business, in printing office]")
[Edwin H. Sines, neighbor of the Wright brothers and partner in their ...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 160. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More
![[George Reeder, relative of the Wright Brothers, called Uncle George, head and shoulders]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvZ2VvcmdlLXJlZWRlci1yZWxhdGl2ZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWNhbGxlZC11bmNsZS1nZW9yZ2UtaGVhZC1hbmQtOTQ0ZGM2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[George Reeder, relative of the Wright Brothers, called Uncle George, head and shoulders]")
[George Reeder, relative of the Wright Brothers, called Uncle George, ...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More
![[Nine of the ten Dayton boys] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvbmluZS1vZi10aGUtdGVuLWRheXRvbi1ib3lzLTM0ZjlhMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Nine of the ten Dayton boys] - Public domain portrait photograph")
[Nine of the ten Dayton boys] - Public domain portrait photograph
Group photograph shows (seated, left to right): Frank Gilbert, William Andrews, Joe Boyd, and Lorin Wright. Standing: Wilbur Landis, Reuchlin Wright, Wilbur Wright, Charles Olinger, and Ed Ellis. Title, date, a... More
![[Ivonette Wright, age three, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvaXZvbmV0dGUtd3JpZ2h0LWFnZS10aHJlZS1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWRhdWdodGVyLW9mLWxvcmluLXdyaWdodC03ZTFmODktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Ivonette Wright, age three, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]")
[Ivonette Wright, age three, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 157. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More
![[Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman, busy in the kitchen]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEva2F0aGFyaW5lLXdyaWdodC1hbmQtaGFycmlldC1zaWxsaW1hbi1idXN5LWluLXRoZS1raXRjaGVuLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman, busy in the kitchen]")
[Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman, busy in the kitchen]
Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Camping party at the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvY2FtcGluZy1wYXJ0eS1hdC10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWhvbWUtNy1oYXd0aG9ybi1zdHJlZXQtZGF5dG9uLW9oaW8tNGEwODBmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Camping party at the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]")
[Camping party at the Wright home, 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio]
Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
![[Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck (named after a shipwreck)]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvY3J1bXBsZWQtZ2xpZGVyLXdyZWNrZWQtYnktdGhlLXdpbmQtb24taGlsbC1vZi10aGUtd3JlY2stbmFtZWQtYWZ0ZXItYS1zaGlwd3JlY2stN2YzMmEwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck (named after a shipwreck)]")
[Crumpled glider wrecked by the wind on Hill of the Wreck (named after...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[Closeup view of the Wright brothers' tent at Kitty Hawk, a half mile from Captain Tate's home]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDkvY2xvc2V1cC12aWV3LW9mLXRoZS13cmlnaHQtYnJvdGhlcnMtdGVudC1hdC1raXR0eS1oYXdrLWEtaGFsZi1taWxlLWZyb20tY2FwdGFpbi0yZmY0MDUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Closeup view of the Wright brothers' tent at Kitty Hawk, a half mile from Captain Tate's home]")
[Closeup view of the Wright brothers' tent at Kitty Hawk, a half mile ...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 47. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Naval ROTC midshipmen walk past T...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2014) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Naval ROTC midshipmen walk past The Wright Plane on campus. The replica bi-plane is a monument to the first human flight flown by the Wri... More
![[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXBob3RvZ3JhcGhlZC1ieS10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWluLXRoZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]")
[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothe...
Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Attempts! - National Parks Gallery
Orville and Wilbur Wright's 1900 Glider Flying as a Kite Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvdmlldy1vZi1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXBob3RvZ3JhcGhlZC1ieS10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWluLXRoZS05MGY3ZWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]")
[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothe...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvdmlldy1vZi1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXBob3RvZ3JhcGhlZC1ieS10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWluLXRoZS1hNzIyMjMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]")
[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothe...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers' 1900 camp]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgva2l0dHktaGF3ay1iYXktdmlld2VkLWZyb20tdGhlLXdyaWdodC1icm90aGVycy0xOTAwLWNhbXAtYWZjYmQ0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers' 1900 camp]")
[Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers' 1900 camp]
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
![Portrait photo of [Group including the Wright brothers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZ3JvdXAtaW5jbHVkaW5nLXRoZS13cmlnaHQtYnJvdGhlcnMtYzZhYTBmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "Portrait photo of [Group including the Wright brothers]")
Portrait photo of [Group including the Wright brothers]
Wilbur Wright (no mustache) is in center of back row; Reuchlin Wright next to him, on the left; Lorin Wright is seated lower left. Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Referen... More
An old photo of a man standing in front of a biplane. Wright brothers ...
Copyright-free airplane pictures. Free to use images of airplanes.
![[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvdmlldy1vZi1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXBob3RvZ3JhcGhlZC1ieS10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWluLXRoZS1iMzMyY2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]")
[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothe...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, which includes the bay, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvdmlldy1vZi1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXdoaWNoLWluY2x1ZGVzLXRoZS1iYXktcGhvdG9ncmFwaGVkLWJ5LXRoZS1lODJkOTItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, which includes the bay, photographed by the Wright brothers in the vicinity of their 1900 camp, where they conducted their first gliding experiments in October]")
[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, which includes the bay, photograp...
Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p.46. Attributed to Wilbur and/o... More
![[The Wright brothers' camp near Kitty Hawk, taken from the north, two groups of trees to the left, side view of their tent to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTQvdGhlLXdyaWdodC1icm90aGVycy1jYW1wLW5lYXIta2l0dHktaGF3ay10YWtlbi1mcm9tLXRoZS1ub3J0aC10d28tZ3JvdXBzLW9mLTE5Y2RmMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[The Wright brothers' camp near Kitty Hawk, taken from the north, two groups of trees to the left, side view of their tent to the right]")
[The Wright brothers' camp near Kitty Hawk, taken from the north, two ...
Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 47. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More
![[Group of 3 Sterograph Views of Aviation, including the Wright Brothers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn21/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZ3JvdXAtb2YtMy1zdGVyb2dyYXBoLXZpZXdzLW9mLWF2aWF0aW9uLWluY2x1ZGluZy10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLTM4ODJhMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/20/webp "[Group of 3 Sterograph Views of Aviation, including the Wright Brothers]")
[Group of 3 Sterograph Views of Aviation, including the Wright Brother...
Public domain image of a baseball game, sports event, arena, stadium, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
DIG96856, Tekniska museet, Sweden
Orville Wrights biplan på Tempelhofer fältet i Berlin. Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvY2FycmllLWtheWxlci1iZWxsZS1rYXlsZXItYW5kLWNsby1iYXJuZXMtZGVjZW1iZXItMzEtMTkwMC0yNWE4NjYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]")
[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]
Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
![[Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers' 1900 camp]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEva2l0dHktaGF3ay1iYXktdmlld2VkLWZyb20tdGhlLXdyaWdodC1icm90aGVycy0xOTAwLWNhbXAtZGQ2NDg4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers' 1900 camp]")
[Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers' 1900 camp]
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 46. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
Miscellaneous: EC03-0163-16 The mural was created...
EC03-0163-16 The mural was created to celebrate the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright and to commemorate a century of powered flight. Central to the composition is the 1903 Wright Flyer. ''On Dec. 17, 1... More
![[Bertha Wright, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright, age five]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvYmVydGhhLXdyaWdodC1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWRhdWdodGVyLW9mLWxvcmluLXdyaWdodC1hZ2UtZml2ZS01MzhiMzEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Bertha Wright, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright, age five]")
[Bertha Wright, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More
![[Ivonette Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDEvMDEvMDEvaXZvbmV0dGUtd3JpZ2h0LWFnZS1maXZlLW5pZWNlLW9mLXRoZS13cmlnaHQtYnJvdGhlcnMtZGF1Z2h0ZXItb2YtbG9yaW4td3JpZ2h0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Ivonette Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]")
[Ivonette Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of ...
Picryl description: Public domain portrait of a child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
![[Bertha Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvYmVydGhhLXdyaWdodC1hZ2UtZml2ZS1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWRhdWdodGVyLW9mLWxvcmluLXdyaWdodC04NzQ1MjQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Bertha Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lorin Wright]")
[Bertha Wright, age five, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Lo...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More
![[Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed erected in July to serve as a workshop and to house the glider in bad weather, August, 1901; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDEvMDEvMDEvd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLXJlYnVpbGRpbmctdGhlaXItZ2xpZGVyLWluLWEtd29vZGVuLXNoZWQtZXJlY3RlZC1pbi1qdWx5LXRvLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed erected in July to serve as a workshop and to house the glider in bad weather, August, 1901; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wright brothers rebuilding their glider in a wooden shed erected in J...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Distant view of the Wright brothers' camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZGlzdGFudC12aWV3LW9mLXRoZS13cmlnaHQtYnJvdGhlcnMtY2FtcC1hdC1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLTZiMmVlMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Distant view of the Wright brothers' camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Distant view of the Wright brothers' camp at Kitty Hawk, North Caroli...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
![[Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost overhead, moving to left, showing bottom wing and elevator]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLXdpbGJ1ci13cmlnaHQtcGlsb3RpbmctYS1nbGlkZXItaW4tbGV2ZWwtZmxpZ2h0LWFsbW9zdC1vdmVyaGVhZC00NmQwMDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost overhead, moving to left, showing bottom wing and elevator]")
[Side view of Wilbur Wright piloting a glider in level flight almost o...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 50. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
![[Childhood portrait of Wilbur Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvY2hpbGRob29kLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLXdpbGJ1ci13cmlnaHQtN2I1MDUyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Childhood portrait of Wilbur Wright]")
[Childhood portrait of Wilbur Wright]
Title based on reference print. Copy negative of a portrait photograph taken circa 1877. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers o... More
![[Orville at left wing end of upended glider, bottom view; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvb3J2aWxsZS1hdC1sZWZ0LXdpbmctZW5kLW9mLXVwZW5kZWQtZ2xpZGVyLWJvdHRvbS12aWV3LWtpdHR5LWhhd2stbm9ydGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEtNWZlM2Y3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Orville at left wing end of upended glider, bottom view; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Orville at left wing end of upended glider, bottom view; Kitty Hawk, ...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 49. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[Wilbur Wright gliding, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvd2lsYnVyLXdyaWdodC1nbGlkaW5nLWtpdHR5LWhhd2stbm9ydGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEtMjEzMjU4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Wilbur Wright gliding, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur Wright gliding, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]
Title based on reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
![[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, and Leontine Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDEvMDEvMDEvaGVsZW4td3JpZ2h0LWFnZS0xMi1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWFuZC1sZW9udGluZS13cmlnaHQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, and Leontine Wright]")
[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, and Leontine Wrig...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Close-up view of the Wright brothers' camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvY2xvc2UtdXAtdmlldy1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWNhbXAtYXQta2l0dHktaGF3ay1ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS03NjAwNDktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Close-up view of the Wright brothers' camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Close-up view of the Wright brothers' camp at Kitty Hawk, North Carol...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 48. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
![[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuchlin Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTIvaGVsZW4td3JpZ2h0LWFnZS0xMi1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWRhdWdodGVyLW9mLXJldWNobGluLXdyaWdodC1iZmI4M2EtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuchlin Wright]")
[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuch...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More
![[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shoulders]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvcmV1Y2hsaW4td3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXItb2Ytd2lsYnVyLWFuZC1vcnZpbGxlLWFnZS00MC1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtNmM0YzhmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shoulders]")
[Reuchlin Wright, brother of Wilbur and Orville, age 40, head and shou...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 158. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More
![[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuchlin Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvaGVsZW4td3JpZ2h0LWFnZS0xMi1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWRhdWdodGVyLW9mLXJldWNobGluLXdyaWdodC05M2YyYmItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuchlin Wright]")
[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuc...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy ... More
![[Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its skid marks visible behind it and, in the foreground, skid marks from a previous landing; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjMvd2lsYnVyLXdyaWdodC1pbi1wcm9uZS1wb3NpdGlvbi1vbi1nbGlkZXItanVzdC1hZnRlci1sYW5kaW5nLWl0cy1za2lkLW1hcmtzLTk1MmY0ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its skid marks visible behind it and, in the foreground, skid marks from a previous landing; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur Wright in prone position on glider just after landing, its ski...
Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 50. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More
![[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuchlin Wright]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvaGVsZW4td3JpZ2h0LWFnZS0xMi1uaWVjZS1vZi10aGUtd3JpZ2h0LWJyb3RoZXJzLWRhdWdodGVyLW9mLXJldWNobGluLXdyaWdodC02NTNjNWMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuchlin Wright]")
[Helen Wright, age 12, niece of the Wright brothers, daughter of Reuch...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 156. Attributed to to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference co... More
![[1901 glider soaring, photograph from an out of focus, water-damaged negative]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvMTkwMS1nbGlkZXItc29hcmluZy1waG90b2dyYXBoLWZyb20tYW4tb3V0LW9mLWZvY3VzLXdhdGVyLWRhbWFnZWQtbmVnYXRpdmUtN2IxNTdmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[1901 glider soaring, photograph from an out of focus, water-damaged negative]")
[1901 glider soaring, photograph from an out of focus, water-damaged n...
Original negative is blurred. Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 49. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Or... More
Navy pilot selected to fly replica of Wright Brothers 1902 glider.r
Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, Japan (Sep. 24, 2002) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Klas Santa Ohman assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Five (VFA-195) has been selected to fly a replica of the Wright brothers 1902 ... More
![[Left view of Wilbur gliding, Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station and Weather Bureau buildings in distance; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTkvbGVmdC12aWV3LW9mLXdpbGJ1ci1nbGlkaW5nLWtpdHR5LWhhd2stbGlmZXNhdmluZy1zdGF0aW9uLWFuZC13ZWF0aGVyLWJ1cmVhdS1lYjljODEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Left view of Wilbur gliding, Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station and Weather Bureau buildings in distance; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Left view of Wilbur gliding, Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station and Weathe...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 52 Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in... More
![[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvb3J2aWxsZS1tYWtpbmctcmlnaHQtdHVybi1zaG93aW5nLXdhcnBpbmctb2Ytd2luZ3MtaGlsbC12aXNpYmxlLWluLWZyb250LW9mLWMyYzRhZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in front of him; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Orville making right turn, showing warping of wings, hill visible in ...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd2lsYnVyLWdsaWRpbmctaW4tbGV2ZWwtZmxpZ2h0LXNpbmdsZS1yZWFyLXJ1ZGRlci1jbGVhcmx5LXZpc2libGUta2l0dHktaGF3ay1lYzk4ZmQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; K...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 54. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
Lt. Cmdr. Klas Ohman, from aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), completes a ...
Jockey\'s Ridge State Park, N.C. (Oct. 03, 2002) Lt. Cmdr. Klas "Santa" Ohman, from aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), completes a flight in a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider. Ohman, one of only three m... More
A Sailor helps move a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider from...
Jockey\'s Ridge State Park, N.C., (Oct. 03, 2002) Lt. Cmdr. Klas "Santa" Ohman, from aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), helps move a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider from a protective tent for assembly b... More
Lt Cmdr. Klas, US Navy Photogrpah
Jockey\'s Ridge State Park, N.C. (Oct. 03, 2002) Lt. Cmdr. Klas "Santa" Ohman stationed aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), completes a flight in a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider. Ohman, one of only thr... More
A Sailor helps move a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider from...
Jockey\'s Ridge State Park, N.C., (Oct. 03, 2002) Lt. Cmdr. Klas "Santa" Ohman, from aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), helps move a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider from a protective tent for assembly b... More
![[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvd2lsYnVyLXdyaWdodC1nbGlkaW5nLWZyb20tbm8tMi1oaWxsLXdlc3Qtb2YtdGhlLWNhbXAtYnVpbGRpbmctODMzNWUxLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]")
[Wilbur Wright gliding from No. 2 Hill, west of the camp building]
Copy photograph taken from a photograph. Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
![[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLXdpbGJ1ci1nbGlkaW5nLWluLWxldmVsLWZsaWdodC1tb3ZpbmctdG8tcmlnaHQtbmVhci1ib3R0b20tb2YtYjE0MzUyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bottom of Big Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Side view of Wilbur gliding in level flight, moving to right near bot...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 53. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvd2lsYnVyLWdsaWRpbmctZG93bi1zdGVlcC1zbG9wZS1vZi1iaWcta2lsbC1kZXZpbC1oaWxsLWtpdHR5LWhhd2stbm9ydGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEtODE2NTYzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur gliding down steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill; Kitty Hawk, N...
Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 53. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More
1902 Wright Brothers' Glider Tests
(October 10, 1902) Historic photo of the Wright brothers' third test glider being launched at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on October 10, 1902. Wilbur Wright is at the controls, Orville Wright is at left, ... More
![[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZ2xpZGluZy1raXR0eS1oYXdrLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLWRlYmZkOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Gliding; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]
Title from reference print. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LOT 11512. Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
1902 Glider Ready to Take Flight
Two men hold the ends of the 1902 glider as one of the Wright brothers prepares for take off on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, NC in fall of 1902. The photo was taken by one of the Wright brothers and was captu... More
Navy fighter pilot prepares to fly Wright brothers replica.
Jockeys Ridge State Park, N.C., (Oct. 06, 2002) U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Klas Santa Ohman, exchanges last-minute words with ground crew prior to one of 25 flights he made in a replica of the 190... More
Lt Cmdr. Klas. 1900s Japan, public domain image.
Jockey\'s Ridge State Park, N.C. (Oct. 03, 2002) Lt. Cmdr. Klas "Santa" Ohman, from aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), completes a flight in a replica of the 1902 Wright brothers' glider. Ohman, one of only three m... More
An old photo of a man flying a biplane. Invention wright brothers airc...
The first flight of the wright brothers / A black and white photo of a man sitting on top of a plane / Public domain stock photo.
Glider ready to take flight, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Histori...
Two men hold the ends of the 1902 glider as one of the Wright brothers prepares for take-off on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, NC in the fall of 1902. The photo was taken by one of the Wright brothers and captur... More
![[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glider as a kite]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLWRhbi10YXRlLWxlZnQtYW5kLXdpbGJ1ci1yaWdodC1mbHlpbmctdGhlLTE5MDItZ2xpZGVyLWFzLWEta2l0ZS03MTdjMDEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glider as a kite]")
[Side view of Dan Tate, left, and Wilbur, right, flying the 1902 glide...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 51. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[A glide with the double-rudder machine moving to the left, north slope of Big Kill Devil Hill]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTEvYS1nbGlkZS13aXRoLXRoZS1kb3VibGUtcnVkZGVyLW1hY2hpbmUtbW92aW5nLXRvLXRoZS1sZWZ0LW5vcnRoLXNsb3BlLW9mLWJpZy01ZTBjMDctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[A glide with the double-rudder machine moving to the left, north slope of Big Kill Devil Hill]")
[A glide with the double-rudder machine moving to the left, north slop...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 52. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
The Langley Aerodrome, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1903.
Just nine days before the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, Samuel P. Langley, the third director and secretary of the Smithsonian had failed to prove that his man-carrying aerodrome could fly first when it c... More
Camp buildings, National Parks gallery
Reconstructed buildings where the Wright brothers lived and stored the flyer while conducting their experiments in 1903.
Historical reenactment activities marking the centennial of the first ...
Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites
1903 Sculpture: Flyer - National Parks Gallery
Life-size sculpture of 1903 Flyer
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Floyd L. Carpenter (second from righ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Engine
The four-cylinder, gasoline powered,12 horsepower engine had no fuel pump, carburetor, spark plugs or throttle. The engine ran at only one speed and was controlled by adjusting a small fuel valve, which was con... More
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Water Reservoir
Water from this long, narrow tank flowed into the engine and absorbed heat from the area surrounding the cylinders, keeping the engine from overheating. Cool water from the tank flowed into the engine as the wa... More
Harry Combs, right, aviation pioneer and donor of 1903 Wright flyer re...
Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites
Close-up of 1903 Sculpture: Orville
Orville Wright is shown lying in the pilot's seat of the 1903 Flyer in the Centennial Sculpture.
1903 Wright Flyer Sculpture - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Closeup of the 1903 flyer sculpture.
![[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/40/28/webp "[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]")
[1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd2lsYnVyLWluLXByb25lLXBvc2l0aW9uLWluLWRhbWFnZWQtbWFjaGluZS1vbi1ncm91bmQtYWZ0ZXItdW5zdWNjZXNzZnVsLXRyaWFsLWNmYjRkMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine on ground after unsuccess...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
1903 Flyer Reproduction - National Parks Gallery
An authentic reproduction of the Wrights' 1903 Flyer is on display in the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center.
Pilot Kevin Kochersberger rides the Experimental Aviation Association'...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kitty Hawk State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Rel... More
Wright Flyer Test Flights at Fort Myer, VA
(September 3, 1908) The Wright Flyer demonstrations at Fort Myer, Virginia on September 3, 1908. In January 1908 the Wright Brothers submitted a bid to the U.S. War Department to design a plane for $25,000. Thi... More
First Flight Boulder - National Parks Gallery
Stone marking where Orville Wright first left the ground in the 1903 Wright Flyer.
Orville Wright in the Wright Flyer
This photo commemorates the first successful sustained powered flight by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville was at the controls and his brother, Wilbur, was runnin... More
Replica Wires, National Parks gallery
Close-up view of the replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer showing the wires, cotton wings, and wooden supports.
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Propellers
The Wright brothers designed and made their own propellers from two layers of spruce. They worked like rotating wings producing a horizontal lift, or thrust that pushed the plane through the air. They spun in o... More
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Floyd L. Carpenter (second from righ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More
![[Wilbur and Orville assembling the 1903 machine in the new camp building at Kill Devil Hills. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvd2lsYnVyLWFuZC1vcnZpbGxlLWFzc2VtYmxpbmctdGhlLTE5MDMtbWFjaGluZS1pbi10aGUtbmV3LWNhbXAtYnVpbGRpbmctYXQtZGM3NmUwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Wilbur and Orville assembling the 1903 machine in the new camp building at Kill Devil Hills. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur and Orville assembling the 1903 machine in the new camp buildi...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
![[Kitty Hawk camp from top of Big Hill]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkva2l0dHktaGF3ay1jYW1wLWZyb20tdG9wLW9mLWJpZy1oaWxsLTZiM2Y4MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Kitty Hawk camp from top of Big Hill]")
[Kitty Hawk camp from top of Big Hill]
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 55. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Elevator Control Handle
This lever, operated by their left hand, was connected to the elevator through a pulley system. The pilot could control the tilt of the elevator and alter the plane's pitch.
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Instruments
The 1903 Wright Flyer has three instruments attached to the water reservoir that the Wright Brothers used to calculate distance and speed. The Richard hand anemometer holds two units; a eight bladed fan within ... More
The Flight Line - National Parks Gallery
The stones marking the flights taken by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903.
![[Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from the starting point, with wing-rest in center of picture and launching rail at right. This flight, the fourth and final of December 17, 1903, was the longest: 852 feet covered in 59 seconds.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvZGlzdGFudC12aWV3LW9mLXRoZS13cmlnaHQtYWlycGxhbmUtanVzdC1hZnRlci1sYW5kaW5nLXRha2VuLWZyb20tdGhlLXN0YXJ0aW5nLTc1MzI4ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from the starting point, with wing-rest in center of picture and launching rail at right. This flight, the fourth and final of December 17, 1903, was the longest: 852 feet covered in 59 seconds.]")
[Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from th...
Title based on reference print and information in: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 57. Attributed to Wilbur and/... More
Witnessing History, National Parks gallery
Young descendants of the witnesses to the first flights of the Wright brothers assist in telling the story of December 17th, 1903 during the 110th Anniversary of the First Flight.
Success! - National Parks Gallery
On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers had 3 historic flights, becoming the first men to fly a controlled, powered airplane. This image is from their first flight.
![[Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing, on ground at end of last flight]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvY2xvc2UtdXAtdmlldy1vZi1kYW1hZ2VkLTE5MDMtbWFjaGluZS1ydWRkZXItZnJhbWUtYnJva2VuLWluLWxhbmRpbmctb24tZ3JvdW5kLTY3Nzk3Zi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing, on ground at end of last flight]")
[Close-up view of damaged 1903 machine, rudder frame broken in landing...
Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 57. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More
Colorized Photo of First Flight
Take a look at the historic moment of first flight through new eyes in this colorized version of the famous first flight photo taken on December 17, 1903.
![[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvcmlnaHQtcmVhci12aWV3LW9mLW9uZS1vZi10aGUtc3VjY2Vzc2Z1bC1nbGlkZXMtbWFkZS1vbi1vY3RvYmVyLTIxLTE5MDMtd2l0aC1mNTZmMzQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]")
[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Elevator
The Wrights placed the elevator at the front of the plane because they believed it prevented the plane from falling into a nose dive and potentially crashing when the plane stalled. They also found the forward ... More
![[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvcmlnaHQtcmVhci12aWV3LW9mLW9uZS1vZi10aGUtc3VjY2Vzc2Z1bC1nbGlkZXMtbWFkZS1vbi1vY3RvYmVyLTIxLTE5MDMtd2l0aC1kOWViMGMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]")
[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
![[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine, on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvd2lsYnVyLWluLXByb25lLXBvc2l0aW9uLWluLWRhbWFnZWQtbWFjaGluZS1vbi1ncm91bmQtYWZ0ZXItdW5zdWNjZXNzZnVsLXRyaWFsLTRlNjZiNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine, on ground after unsuccessful trial of December 14, 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]")
[Wilbur in prone position in damaged machine, on ground after unsucces...
Photographs shows the shadow cast by the photographer. Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Photograp... More
1903 Sculpture: Wilbur and Orville
Life-size sculpture of 1903 Flyer with Orville Wright as pilot and Wilbur Wright running alongside.
Flyer on the Big Kill Devil Hill, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1...
The first flight took place on December 17, 1903 even though Wilbur and Orville tried to fly a few days earlier on the 14th. However, the wind was calm and the brothers knew they would never get off of the grou... More
National parks: IMG_0986 - public domain image
Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Reconstructed 1903 Wright Flyer Wing-Warping Technology
The Wrights realized that the plane would have to bank in the direction of the turn (just as a bicyclist needs to lean when making a turn). They developed the idea of twisting the entire wing, causing one end o... More
![[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/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvMTkwMy1tYWNoaW5lLW9uLXRoZS1sYXVuY2hpbmctdHJhY2stYXQtYmlnLWtpbGwtZGV2aWwtaGlsbC1wcmlvci10by10aGUtZGVjZW1iZXItMDJmM2ZhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[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]")
[1903 machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill, prior to ...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 56. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More