[AVIATION] -- [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. A group of 2 photographs, incl. views of Wilbur Wright and a Wright airplane, 1909.

Each 14 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. silver prints, matted with printed title captions (minor toning, images affixed to mats, dampstain to mat).

Checking the launching apparatus, July 29, 1909. [Fort Myer, VA]: N.p., 1909. A direct view up the monorail to the Wright's plane, before take-off at the demonstration for the Army Signal Corps, President Taft, and others on 29 July 1909. After the flight exceeded all their requirements, the Signal Corps bought the plane and changed the world forever. Captioned: "Checking the launching apparatus, July 29, 1909. In taking off, the machine was drawn along the monorail track by means of ropes and pulleys and a weight which was dropped from the top of the derrick in the background." RARE: No other copies of this image found, including the Wright Museum, Dayton, OH.

[With:] King Alfonso of Spain questions Wilbur Wright regarding the principles of flight. [Pau, France]: N.p., [1909]. King Alfonso XIII sits next to Wilbur Wright on an airplane, the two men deep in discussion.

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

[AVIATION] -- [WRIGHT BROTHERS]. A group of 2 photographs, incl. views of Wilbur Wright and a Wright airplane, 1909.

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