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Wilbur Wright letter to John T. Daniels, dated Wright Cycle Company, 1127 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio, 10 October 1905

Catalog Data

Correspondent:
Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912  Search this
Addressee:
Daniels, John T. 1873-1948  Search this
Former owner:
Lende, H. W. Jr. DSI  Search this
Associated name:
Wright Cycle Company  Search this
Author:
H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912  Search this
Wright, Orville 1871-1948  Search this
Physical description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 28 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Manuscripts (documents)
Date:
1905
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Autograph letter signed, handwritten in black ink on unlined paper with the printed letterhead of the Wright Cycle Company.
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two American aviators generally credited with inventing and flying the world's first successful airplane.
SCDIRB copy (barcode 39088020039681) is the gift of H.W. Lende, Jr. and has Lende accession number W-28.
SCDIRB copy has source: Profiles in History, Calabasas Hills, CA, May 31, 2013.
SCDIRB copy is housed in an archival box together with other manuscripts from the H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection, filed in Dibner accession number order.
Summary:
Letter to Daniels, surfman at the Kill Devil Hills Life-Saving Station and photographer of the Wright Flyer's first flight, discussing the Wright brothers' "buildings" and materials left at Kitty Hawk and mentioning results of their latest flight tests.
Topic:
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Call number:
MSS 002146 A
Restrictions & Rights:
Use by appointment with Dibner Library staff.
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1102929