Bishop Wright, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 1909
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Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 June 1909-18 June 1909
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 5 in
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