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Wilbur Collection

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wright 1903 Photo

Wright 1903 Photo
Orville Wright, watched anxiously by his brother Wilbur, achieves the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine

Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 May

Background imageWilbur Collection: Aviation in 1908, the aeroplane of M. Wilbur Wright

Aviation in 1908, the aeroplane of M. Wilbur Wright

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wright Bros / & Planes

Wright Bros / & Planes
Portraits of Wilbur (left) and Orville (right) Wright and pictures of their planes

Background imageWilbur Collection: Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane

Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane
A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright in the 1902 glider in flight

Wilbur Wright in the 1902 glider in flight. Date: 1902

Background imageWilbur Collection: Griffith Brewer and Wilbur Wright after the flight

Griffith Brewer and Wilbur Wright after the flight at Camp dAuvours, 8 October 1908. Later that same day Wilbur took Hon C.S. Rolls, Frank Hedges Butler and Major B.F.S

Background imageWilbur Collection: The famous photo of the first flight of the Wright Flyer

The famous photo of the first flight of the Wright Flyer flying at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at 10.35am on 17 December 1903 taken by John T. Daniels. Wilbur Wright stands on the right. Date: 1903

Background imageWilbur Collection: Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers 1900 camp

Kitty Hawk Bay viewed from the Wright brothers 1900 camp. Date 1900

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright in his machine in 1905

Wilbur Wright in his machine in 1905. Date: 1905

Background imageWilbur Collection: Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prair

Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 June or July

Background imageWilbur Collection: Front view of flight 41, Orville flying to the left at a hei

Front view of flight 41, Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 29

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

Background imageWilbur Collection: Fowler Ploughing Engine NO4630 Wilbur

Fowler Ploughing Engine NO4630 Wilbur (msn 14712), built 1917, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Background imageWilbur Collection: The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk

The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on 17th December 1903. Wilbur watching Orville piloting the plane. Date: early 1900s

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, in France

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, in France
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, in France on 21 January 1909. They were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wright Brothers, American aviation pioneers, in action

Wright Brothers, American aviation pioneers, in action
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, making a flight to set new records for altitude and duration. circa 1909

Background imageWilbur Collection: Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W

Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W (msn PW-1). In the mid-1920s George Wilbur Cornelius started a program of experimentation on variable incidence wings, forming the Cornelius Aircraft Co

Background imageWilbur Collection: Taylor AeroCar N103D

Taylor AeroCar N103D. The Taylor Aerocar was probably the most successful of the road-able aeroplane genre, though production was limited. The door of the car says... see you at

Background imageWilbur Collection: Moody Young Teen Date: 1944

Moody Young Teen Date: 1944

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912), American pioneer aviator: a satirical comment on his flying ability Date: 1908

Background imageWilbur Collection: Horace Short, Orville Wright, Oswald Short, Wilbur Wright

Horace Short, Orville Wright, Oswald Short, Wilbur Wright
From left: Horace Short, Orville Wright, Oswald Short, Wilbur Wright and Griffith Brewer at Shellbeach, 4 May 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageWilbur Collection: Flight carried out by one of the Wright brothers

Flight carried out by one of the Wright brothers plane models. Engraving

Background imageWilbur Collection: Katharine Wright, wearing a leather jacket, cap, and goggles

Katharine Wright, wearing a leather jacket, cap, and goggles, aboard the Wright Model HS airplane with Orville, 1915. Date 1915

Background imageWilbur Collection: A demonstration flight of Wrights Flyer - France

A demonstration flight of Wrights Flyer - France and an inset portrait of pioneering aviator Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912). Date: 1908

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). Plane flying. France. Colored en

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). Plane flying. France. Colored en
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). American aviator. With his brother is credited with inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Fisk

Wilbur Fisk
WILBUR FISK American churchman, Wesleyan Methodist, founded Wesleyan Academy, president Wesleyan University. Date: 1792 - 1839

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Springs, Colusa County, California, USA

Wilbur Springs, Colusa County, California, USA. Date: circa 1920

Background imageWilbur Collection: King Edward VII with Wilbur Wright

King Edward VII with Wilbur Wright
King Edward inspecting Wilbur Wrights flying machine that floats on an " attenuated sea". Wilbur Wright explaining the machines mechanism at Pau. Date: March 1909

Background imageWilbur Collection: Leon Bollee Photo

Leon Bollee Photo
LEON BOLLEE - French inventor known for his work on calculating machines and cars, notably the voiturette, photographed with Wilbur Wright (on left) in 1908. Date: 1870 - 1913

Background imageWilbur Collection: The Royal Aeronautical Society?s Annual Reception and Wi?

The Royal Aeronautical Society?s Annual Reception and Wi?
The Royal Aeronautical Society?s Annual Reception and Wilbur Wright Lecture at the Science Museum, South Kensington, London, 21 May 1936

Background imageWilbur Collection: HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, left, is present?

HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, left, is present?
HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, left, is presented with his certificate of Honorary Fellowship by Sir George Edwards, President of the Royal Aeronautical 1957-1958

Background imageWilbur Collection: Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President ?

Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President ?
Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President 1953-1954, delivers the 44th Wilbur Wright Lecture, ?The Aerodynamic Art? on 17 May 1956

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright Dinner held in the Library of the Royal Ae?

Wilbur Wright Dinner held in the Library of the Royal Ae?
Wilbur Wright Dinner held in the Library of the Royal Aeronautical Society at No.4 Hamilton Place, London, in 1945

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright, right, with Ernest Zens

Wilbur Wright, right, with Ernest Zens

Background imageWilbur Collection: Miss Florence Barwood, in white, talking to John Stack

Miss Florence Barwood, in white, talking to John Stack. Wilbur Wright lecture, September 1951. [See also 56010518]

Background imageWilbur Collection: At the sixth Wilbur Wright Lecture in May 1918

At the sixth Wilbur Wright Lecture in May 1918 (given by Dr W.F. Durand, Chairman, National Advisory Committee of United States)

Background imageWilbur Collection: Hon Cs Rolls and Wilbur Wright

Hon Cs Rolls and Wilbur Wright
Hon C.S. Rolls and Wilbur Wright after the flight at Camp dAuvours, 8 October 1908. [See also 56005155]

Background imageWilbur Collection: Miss Frances (F B ) Bradfield FRAeS (left) and Mrs Kronfeld

Miss Frances (F B ) Bradfield FRAeS (left) and Mrs Kronfeld
Miss Frances (F.B.) Bradfield, FRAeS (left) and Mrs Kronfeld after Miss Bradfield was presented with a RAeS Bronze Medal at the 36th Royal Aeronautical Society Wilbur Wright lecture in 1948

Background imageWilbur Collection: The First Gold Medal of the Aeronautical Society

The First Gold Medal of the Aeronautical Society
Presentation of the first Gold Medal of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain to Wilbur and Orville Wright for their distinguished services to Aeronautical Science at the Institution of Civil

Background imageWilbur Collection: Manners maketh man Miss Florence Barwood

Manners maketh man Miss Florence Barwood
Manners maketh man. Miss Florence Barwood sits on the floor of what became the Handley Page Room. Possibly the Wilbur Wright lecture, September 1951. Date: 1951

Background imageWilbur Collection: Letter from Wilbur Wright to Lawrence Hargrave

Letter from Wilbur Wright to Lawrence Hargrave
Pages 2 and 3 of a letter from Wilbur Wright to Lawrence Hargrave, dated 28 January 1904. Date: 1904

Background imageWilbur Collection: Major Baden-Powell, H Rolls, Wilbur Wright, Frank Hedges But

Major Baden-Powell, H Rolls, Wilbur Wright, Frank Hedges But
Outside Madame Pollets at Le Mans. From left: Major B.F.S. Baden-Powell, Hon C.S. Rolls, Wilbur Wright and Frank Hedges Butler

Background imageWilbur Collection: Major B. F. S. Baden-Powell, Wilbur Wright and Hon C. S. Rolls

Major B. F. S. Baden-Powell, Wilbur Wright and Hon C. S. Rolls
Outside Madame Pollets at Le Mans. From left: Major B.F.S. Baden-Powell, Wilbur Wright and Hon C.S. Rolls

Background imageWilbur Collection: Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell and Wilbur Wright

Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell and Wilbur Wright
Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell (1860-1937) and Wilbur Wright after the flight at Camp dAuvours, 8 October 1908. Date: 1937

Background imageWilbur Collection: Hon Cs Rolls and Wilbur Wright after the flight

Hon Cs Rolls and Wilbur Wright after the flight
Hon C.S. Rolls and Wilbur Wright after the flight at Camp dAuvours, 8 October 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageWilbur Collection: Frank Hedges Butler and Wilbur Wright after the flight

Frank Hedges Butler and Wilbur Wright after the flight at Camp dAuvours, 8 October 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageWilbur Collection: Wilbur Wright in December 1908

Wilbur Wright in December 1908. Date: 1908



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