Photograph
Fabric from 1903 Flyer
| A piece of fabric (approximately 1" x 1") from the 1903 Wright Flyer. It is attached to a certificate and includes a photograph. |
| Image ID: | 10402 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Harry A. Bruno papers, 1919-1969 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3268 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| Text of the certificate presented to aviation publicist and historian Harry Bruno now in the Archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society: "Original Fabric from Kitty Hawk Wright Flyer. When Orville Wright, at my suggestion, assembled the Kitty Hawk machine for public exhibition for the first time in 1916, at the opening of the new buildings of M.I.T. in Cambridge, he found that the original fabric could not be used and substituted new fabric of the identical material. When he died, his executors found that he had preserved some of the original coverings of the wings and entrusted several pieces of this most valuable relic to me for distribution to notable aeronautical friends. I certify that this piece was used in the first successful flight in history by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk. Lester D. Gardner (founder of Aviation Magazine). |
| Archival materials |
| Certificates |
| Men |
| Inventions |
| Airplanes |
| Outdoor photography |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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