Orville Wright, William B. Stout, Charles Kettering with De Havilland DH-4, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918
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Charles Kettering was one of a group of investors who formed the Dayton-Wright Company 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.
Charles Kettering was one of a group of investors who formed the Dayton-Wright Company 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
27 April 1918
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.23306
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.125 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in image in lower right front corner: DAYTON WRIGHT AIRPLANE / SOUTH FIELD APR.27-18.
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