Description: This image shows the monument to the Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville attended the local public schools in Dayton, but neither graduated from high school or attended college. Nevertheless, they grew up in an environment that encouraged creative and intellectual development. Their household included a large family library from which the brothers read extensively. While not necessarily well schooled, the brothers were well educated. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test an aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. The brothers are buried in the family plot at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06524
Subjects: Monuments; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the monument to the Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville attended the local public schools in Dayton, but neither graduated from high school or attended college. Nevertheless, they grew up in an environment that encouraged creative and intellectual development. Their household included a large family library from which the brothers read extensively. While not necessarily well schooled, the brothers were well educated. The Wright brothers were continually looking for new challenges. As young men, the two brothers went into business together. In 1889, they opened a print shop and published a local newspaper using a printing press they designed and built. In 1892, they opened their own bicycle shop. By 1896, they were manufacturing their own bicycles called Wright Flyers. It was their interest in flight, however, that led to their fame as adults and reshaped the world. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test the aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. The brothers are buried in the family plot at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06525
Subjects: Inventors--Ohio; Aviation--History; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the monument to the Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville attended the local public schools in Dayton, but neither graduated from high school or attended college. Nevertheless, they grew up in an environment that encouraged creative and intellectual development. Their household included a large family library from which the brothers read extensively. While not necessarily well schooled, the brothers were well educated. The Wright brothers were continually looking for new challenges. As young men, the two brothers went into business together. In 1889, they opened a print shop and published a local newspaper using a printing press they designed and built. In 1892, they opened their own bicycle shop. By 1896, they were manufacturing their own bicycles called Wright Flyers. It was their interest in flight, however, that led to their fame as adults and reshaped the world. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test the aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. The brothers are buried in the family plot at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06526
Subjects: Inventors--Ohio; Aviation--History; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial view of Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville attended the local public schools in Dayton, but neither graduated from high school or attended college. Nevertheless, they grew up in an environment that encouraged creative and intellectual development. Their household included a large family library from which the brothers read extensively. While not necessarily well schooled, the brothers were well educated. The Wright brothers were continually looking for new challenges. As young men, the two brothers went into business together. In 1889, they opened a print shop and published a local newspaper using a printing press they designed and built. In 1892, they opened their own bicycle shop. By 1896, they were manufacturing their own bicycles called Wright Flyers. It was their interest in flight, however, that led to their fame as adults and reshaped the world. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test the aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06527
Subjects: Inventors--Ohio; Aviation--History; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial view of Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville attended the local public schools in Dayton, but neither graduated from high school or attended college. Nevertheless, they grew up in an environment that encouraged creative and intellectual development. Their household included a large family library from which the brothers read extensively. While not necessarily well schooled, the brothers were well educated. The Wright brothers were continually looking for new challenges. As young men, the two brothers went into business together. In 1889, they opened a print shop and published a local newspaper using a printing press they designed and built. In 1892, they opened their own bicycle shop. By 1896, they were manufacturing their own bicycles called Wright Flyers. It was their interest in flight, however, that led to their fame as adults and reshaped the world. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test the aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06528
Subjects: Inventors--Ohio; Aviation--History; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Wright Brothers Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio. In 1892, the Wright Brothers bought bicycles. They began repairing bicycles for friends, then started their own repair business. They opened up a bicycle shop in 1893, and three years later, made their own bicycles called Van Cleves and St. Clairs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06857
Subjects: Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two photographs document the Wright Brothers' Monument on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Wright Brothers Hill is a 27-acre park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and John Charles Olmsted, the son and step-son, respectively, of pioneering landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. The monument was dedicated on Orville Wright's 69th birthday in 1940. It overlooks Huffman Prairie, where the Wright Brothers tested many of their flying machines. The monument is made of granite from North Carolina and rests on a bed of sand taken from Kitty Hawk. The photographs measure 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3063_3670083_001
Subjects: Plants and Animals; Science and Technology; Transportation; Flight; Aeronautics; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Monuments & memorials; Parks
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows Orville (1871-1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) on board one of the aircraft they built. They are sitting while flying the machine, which appears to be a later model of the various "flying machines" they designed. This image has a slender black border and a typeset caption that reads: "Another View of the Wright Aeroplane in the Air." It likely is a photographic reproduction of a printed image in a book or magazine. An exact copy of this image appears in "The World's Work: A History of Our Time," Vol. 16 (May 1908 to October 1908), p. 10729. "The World's Work" was a monthly magazine published by Walter Hines Page from 1900 to 1932. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test the aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06609
Subjects: Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Flying-machines; Aviation--History
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)