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Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: John Wright - 2

John Wright - 2
JOHN WRIGHT Edinburgh lawyer Date: CIRCA 1791 - 1801

Background imageWright Collection: Thomas Wright

Thomas Wright
THOMAS WRIGHT philanthropist, prison visitor of Manchester. Date: 1789 - 1875

Background imageWright Collection: Thomas Wright - 1

Thomas Wright - 1
THOMAS WRIGHT antiquary Date: 1810 - 1877

Background imageWright Collection: John Wright - 1

John Wright - 1
JOHN WRIGHT Edinburgh lawyer Date: CIRCA 1791 - 1801

Background imageWright Collection: French Wheelwright

French Wheelwright
A French charron (= wheel wright) fits iron hoops onto the wooden wheel. Date: circa 1845

Background imageWright Collection: Wright Flight 1909

Wright Flight 1909
On a sunny day, American aviation pioneer ORVILLE WRIGHT stunned a crowd of spectators at the Temelhofer Feld, Berlin, Germany, by flying for over 19 minutes. Date: August 1909

Background imageWright Collection: Thomas Wright - 2

Thomas Wright - 2
THOMAS WRIGHT antiquary Date: 1810 - 1877

Background imageWright Collection: Hannah Thatcher

Hannah Thatcher
HANNAH THATCHER girl born deaf and dumb, until Mr Wright came along and cured her, since when she resides with him in Princes Street, Hanover Square, London. Date: CIRCA 1823

Background imageWright Collection: Frances Irby - 2

Frances Irby - 2
FRANCES IRBY (nee Wright) second wife of Frederick Paul Irby, naval officer - in a ball dress with extravagantly fashionable sleeves. Date: ? - 1852

Background imageWright Collection: Frances Irby

Frances Irby
FRANCES IRBY (nee Wright) second wife of Frederick Paul Irby, naval officer - evidently she occupied herself with sketching during his long absences at sea. Date: ? - 1852

Background imageWright Collection: Henrietta Howard

Henrietta Howard
HENRIETTA ELIZABETH HOWARD (nee Wright) wife of Henry Howard, dean of Lichfield. Date: circa 1832

Background imageWright Collection: Robert King, nd Baron Kingston

Robert King, nd Baron Kingston
Robert King, 2nd Baron Kingston 1657-93 (c.1676). Wright, John Michael, the Elder 1617-1694. Date: 1676 (circa)

Background imageWright Collection: Gentleman in Armour

Gentleman in Armour (1680). Wright, John Michael, the Elder 1617-1694. Date: 1680

Background imageWright Collection: Curtiss-Wright X-100

Curtiss-Wright X-100

Background imageWright Collection: The first Curtiss-Wright X-19, 62-12197

The first Curtiss-Wright X-19, 62-12197

Background imageWright 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 imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: Griffith Brewer at the dedication of the Wright brothers?

Griffith Brewer at the dedication of the Wright brothers? home and shop in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 16 May 1938

Background imageWright Collection: Aircraft models on display at the Dorchester Hotel, Lond?

Aircraft models on display at the Dorchester Hotel, Lond?
Aircraft models on display at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on 17 December 1953 at a Dinner honouring the 50th anniversary of the first powered controlled flights by the Wright brothers

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

Wilbur Wright, right, with Ernest Zens

Background imageWright Collection: Early Air Show

Early Air Show
German postcard of a very early airshow, featuring a Wright Flyer, an airship and a very early lightweight monoplane. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: Financier Bowen with pilots J H Wright and J Polando

Financier Bowen with pilots J H Wright and J Polando
Financier Bowen with pilots J.H. Wright and J. Polando Warner in front of their Lambert Monocoupe 145, NC501W, Baby Ruth, prior to the MacRobertson England to Australia race of October 1934

Background imageWright Collection: Frank Coffyn, the Polar Aviator in a Wright Model B

Frank Coffyn, the Polar Aviator in a Wright Model B hydroplaning on the ice-clogged Hudson River, 4 February 1912

Background imageWright Collection: Start of the speed handicap final at the aerial derby, Hendo

Start of the speed handicap final at the aerial derby, Hendon, 8 June 1912. From left: Cody (Michelin Cup Biplane), Raynham (ABC Burgess-Wright) and Turner (Grahame-White Biplane)

Background imageWright Collection: Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, 1888-1989

Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, 1888-1989, in his Howard Wright c.1910

Background imageWright Collection: The last Warhawk to be built by the Curtiss-Wright Corp

The last Warhawk to be built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Buffalo plants was P-40N, 44-47773

Background imageWright Collection: The Horseshoe Room, The National Cash Register Company

The Horseshoe Room, The National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio. From left: Orville Wright, Griffith Brewer

Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air-Car

Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air-Car, c.1959. Date: circa 1959

Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: The sole Curtiss XP-87 Blackhawk, 45-59600

The sole Curtiss XP-87 Blackhawk, 45-59600, at the Columbus, Ohio, plant of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, where it carried out taxi tests prior to shipping to Muroc Army Air Base, California

Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: Curtiss Hawk 75 production at the Curtiss Wright workshop

Curtiss Hawk 75 production at the Curtiss Wright workshop
Curtiss Hawk 75 production at the Curtiss Wright Buffalo works. 3 May 1938. Date: 1938

Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: A Dinner at the suggestion of Colonel The Master of Sempill

A Dinner at the suggestion of Colonel The Master of Sempill
At the suggestion of Colonel The Master of Sempill a dinner was held by the Royal Aeronautical Society under the original 1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, London

Background imageWright Collection: Lilienthal Glider and Wright Flyer

Lilienthal Glider and Wright Flyer at the Science Museum, South Kensington, London. October 1933. Date: 1933

Background imageWright Collection: An American replica of a German V-1 flying bomb

An American replica of a German V-1 flying bomb in the Air Technical Service Command 20ft wind tunnel at Wright Field

Background imageWright 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 imageWright Collection: Curtiss C-46 Commando production at the Buffalo plant

Curtiss C-46 Commando production at the Buffalo plant of Curtiss-Wright

Background imageWright Collection: Lockheed P-80A-LO Shooting Star 44-84999 touches down

Lockheed P-80A-LO Shooting Star 44-84999 touches down
Lockheed P-80A-LO Shooting Star, 44-84999, touches down at La Guardia, New York, after covering the 589 miles from Wright Field, Dayton Ohio, in the record breaking time of one hour and two minutes

Background imageWright Collection: Wright stand at the Salon Aeronautique in 1909

Wright stand at the Salon Aeronautique in 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageWright Collection: Alec Ogilvies mechanics with modified Short Wright biplane

Alec Ogilvies mechanics with modified Short Wright biplane
Alec Ogilvies mechanics with his modified Short Wright biplane

Background imageWright Collection: Alec Ogilvies Wright biplane in 1912

Alec Ogilvies Wright biplane in 1912. Date: 1912

Background imageWright Collection: Alec Ogilvie in his Wright biplane

Alec Ogilvie in his Wright biplane

Background imageWright Collection: Frank McCleans No3 Short-Wright biplane

Frank McCleans No3 Short-Wright biplane



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