Orville Wright and Howard Rinehart with DeHavilland DH-4 Bomber, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918
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Investors formed the Dayton-Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.
Investors formed the Dayton-Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
14 May 1918
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
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