First Page of a Letter From Wilbur Wright to the Smithsonian Institution, May 30, 1899
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On May 30, 1899, Wilbur Wright wrote to the Smithsonian Institution for recommended readings on the problem of human flight. Wright noted that he was "not a crank" but genuinely interested. That simple letter, and the response he received, set Wilbur and his brother Orville on an inventive journey that led to their first flight at Kill Devil Hills in 1903.
On May 30, 1899, Wilbur Wright wrote to the Smithsonian Institution for recommended readings on the problem of human flight. Wright noted that he was "not a crank" but genuinely interested. That simple letter, and the response he received, set Wilbur and his brother Orville on an inventive journey that led to their first flight at Kill Devil Hills in 1903.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
30 May 1899
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.83325.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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