Wright Brothers First Airplane Flight, December 17, 1903
THF244005 / Wright Brothers First Airplane Flight, December 17, 1903
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Artifact Overview
When John T. Daniels snapped the shutter on Orville Wright's camera on December 17, 1903, he captured one of history's most significant images. His photograph not only shows the moment of liftoff during the Wright brothers' first flight, but also the instant that powered, heavier-than-air aviation began. Daniels, a crewman at the Kill Devil Hills Life-Saving Station, had never used a camera before.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 December 1903
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.1365
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.000 in
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