Orville Wright Collection

The Wright brothers 1903 Flyer plane, side view

Wright Flyer in Profile
(Original Caption) This is a side view of the original Wright aeroplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Wright Brothers at Kill Devil Hills
Orville Wright flies a glider over Kill Devil Hills

Orville, Wilbur and Katharine Wright
Inventors Orville (L) and Wilbur Wright (R) stand with their sister Katharine (center) on the deck of a ship

Glider Flying Low Near Land
Top image shows Wilbur Wright (left) and Dan Tate lofting a glider piloted by Orville Wright

Orville Wright in Glider
Orville Wright getting ready to fly in a glider in 1902, just over a year before the successful test of a powered airplane, at Kitty Hawk. He is flanked by his brother Wilbur, left, and Dan Tate

Orville Wright
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, born 1871. Early in 1903 he became associated with his brother Wilbur in the bicycle repair business and from the first shared his interest in mechanical flight

Early Wright Brothers Airplane Parked Near Buildings
(Original Caption) The Wright machine with motor is shown standing in front of camp

Wright Brothers Plane
(Original Caption) The First Heavier-Than-Air Plane To Fly

Orville and Wilbur Wright During First Flight
(Original Caption) 12/17/1903- Kitty Hawk, NC- This official photograph shows Orville Wright rising into the air in the first power-driven flight of a man-carrying airplane in history

Third Powered Flight
The third powered human flight near Kitty Hawk went 200 feet and lasted 15 seconds. Orville Wright is flying. | Location: Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA

First Powered Flight
The Wright Brothers successfully test their first aircraft, making the first powered flight in history

Memo from Orville Wright to Father
(Original Caption) Washington: This telegram sent by Orville Wright to his father on December 17, 1903, tells of Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful powered flight

Wright Brothers First Flight
The Flyer takes off from Kill Devil Hill, with Orville Wright at the controls, while his brother Wilbur looks on, on December 17, 1903

Front Page of Newspaper Listing Wright Brothers Flight
Front page of the Virginian-Pilot newspaper, December 18, 1903. | Part of: Virginian-Pilot Newspaper

Wright Brothers and Airplane
The Wright Brothers (center right) stand by one of their aircraft outside of a hanger

Portrait of Orville Wright
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, taken 1906

Wright Brothers with Allan Ryan
(Original Caption) Airplane inventors, Wilbur Wright, left, Orville Wright, center, and on the right, Allan Ryan

Orville Wright at Fort Myer
Orville Wright in flight at Fort Myer, Virginia, demonstrating for the US Army

Wright Brothers Attending Ceremony
The Wright Brothers stand and remove their hats at an unidentified ceremony

Wright Brothers with Early Aircraft
This picture was taken during the airplane trials performed by Orville Wright for the United States Army in September 1908. Orville Wright can be seen in the middle

Orville Wright's Plane Near Ground
(Original Caption) 1908: Orville Wright in flight at Fort Myer

View of Wright Brothers Plane
The Wright Brothers and others by plane

Orville Wright Flying at Ft. Myer
Orville Wright flies a government contracted Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia

Orville Wright Flying Airplane
Orville Wright flies a Wright Model A at Fort Myer, Virginia, on September 12, 1908. The flight was a demonstration for the U.S. Army, the first of a series, and lasted 1 and a quarter hours

Thomas E. Selfridge and Orville Wright
This picture taken at Fort Myer, Virginia, on September 17, 1908 shows (left to right) Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge who was the first U.S

Orville Wright and Thomas Selfridge in Plane
(Original Caption) The First of Their Kind. Aviation's First Casualty. The pioneer Army airman Lt. Thomas Selfridge is shown in this plane with Orville Wright at the controls

Fatal Military Plane Crash
(Original Caption) 9/17/1908-Ft

Orville, Wilbur and Katharine Wright
Inventors Orville (L) and Wilbur Wright (R) stand with their sister Katharine (center) on the deck of a ship

Orville Wright in Plane
(Original Caption) Orville Wright at controls

The Wright Brothers
Ohio brothers Wilbur (left) and Orville Wright developed the first successful powered airplane, which flew at Kitty Hawk in 1903

Orville Wright and Copilot Flying Airplane
(Original Caption) Fort Myer, VA.: This shot was made when Lt. Foulois and Orville Wright had started for Alexandria

Military Plane Purchased from Wright Brothers
(Original Caption) First Military Plane Purchased by US

Orville Wright and Lt Lahm in Plane over Fort Myer
(Original Caption) Inventor Orville Wright and Lt. Frank Purdy Lahm of the U.S. Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer on July 27

Orville Wright Test Struts on Airplane
(Original Caption) 7/27/1909: Wright Brothers Flyer in the starting position on the track. Orville Wright is testing the struts (black jacket and cap) prior to starting the first endurance flight

Orville Wright In Record Flight
(Original Caption) Wright Brothers: Orville Wright and Lt. Laham of the U.S. Signal Corps. Making the World's record flight at Fort Myer on July 27th. The aeroplane made fifty miles at a 40Mph

Orville Wright and Associates During Plane Test
(Original Caption) Virginia: Testing Out The New Wright Brothers Biplane, at Fort Myer, 1909. Side view of plane. Orville Wright, (in civilian clothes), is testing the struts

Orville Wright Flying Airplane
(Original Caption) Wright aeroplane, Fort Myer, Virginia, September 1909. Orville Wright in plane

Wright Brothers Flying Plane
Orville and Wilbur Wright test one of their airplanes

Inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright
(Original Caption) Orville and Wilbur Wright walking

Wright Glider After Bumpy Landing
Orville Wright climbs out of a glider which made a less than perfect landing at Kitty Hawk in 1911. On the ground are (l-r) Alec Ogilvie and Wilbur Wright

Orville Wright Gliding
Orville Wright glides over Kitty Hawk in the Wrights 1911 glider while others look on

Orville Wright Gliding
Orville Wright glides from Big Kill Devil Hill in 1911

Orville Wright Gliding
Orville Wright glides over Kitty Hawk in the Wrights 1911 glider

Orville Wright Gliding
Orville Wright glides over Kitty Hawk in the Wrights 1911 glider while others look on

Orville Wright Preparing for Takeoff
Orville Wright prepares to take off in a glider. His brother Lorin (left) and friend Alexander Ogilvie hold the glider steady. | Location: Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA

Orville Wright Gliding
Orville Wright glides over Kitty Hawk in the Wrights 1911 glider while others look on

Wright Brothers Flying Glider
Orville Wright flies a glider over Kill Devil Hills

Wright Brothers Glider In Flight
Alex Ogilvie watches Orville Wright glide over the Kill Devil Hills

Orville Wright Flying Glider
Orville Wright flies a glider over Kill Devil Hills

Orville Wright Preparing for Takeoff
Orville Wright prepares to take off in a glider. His brother Lorin (left) and friend Alexander Ogilvie hold the glider steady. | Location: Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA

Wright Brothers Glider Flight

Orville and Wilbur Wright with Their Sister and Brothers
(L-R): Lorin, Orville, Wilbur, and Katherine Wright in 1915

Orville and Wilbur Wright
Portrait of Orville (L) and Wilbur Wright, taken from a picture of them with their sister and brothers

Orville Wright in Derby Hat
(Original Caption) Orville Wright (1871-1948), American pioneer in aviation, is shown wearing a derby hat in this head and shoulders photograph

Orville, Wilbur And Katharine Wright
(Original Caption) Full length portrait of inventors Orville Wright (L) and Wilbur Wright (R) standing with their sister Katherine Wright (center) on the deck of a ship. Undated photograph, circa 1910

Plane Entering in Race
(Original Caption) This is the Dayton-Wright entry in the Gordon Bennett Race in France September 27, 1920. The plane is said to have a speed of more than 200 miles an hour

Portrait of Lindbergh, Orville Wright and Others
(Original Caption) Orville Wright in group with Lindbergh after he received the Harmon Trophy

Orville Wright Shaking Hands With Paul Westburg
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, co-inventor with his late brother, Wilbur Wright of the first flying machine, was presented the Washington award Plaque in Chicago

Orville Wright and Charles A. Lindbergh
Two Great Aviation Pioneers meet: Orville Wright and Col. Charles A. Lindbergh

Orville Wright Posing with Major J. F. Curry and Charles Lindbergh
(Original Caption) Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh paid a visit here to Orville Wright, the first man to fly in an Aeroplane at Dayton. Photo shows left to right; Orville Wright; Major J. F

Orville Wright Attending Wilbur Wright Field Dedication
(Original Caption) The birthplace of aviation in Dayton, Ohio, where Wilbur and Orville Wright introduced aviation to the world a quarter of a century ago

Orville Wright Posing With Governmental Officials During Dedication
(Original Caption) Diplomatic Representatives from nearly fifty foreign countries, along with sixty of the leading aircraft manufacturers and high governmental dignitaries, joined with Dayton, Ohio

View of Ceremony for Wright Brother's Initial Flight
(Original Caption) Photo shows left to right Orville Wright, Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, and Amelia Earhart

Orville Wright Receiving Flying Cross During Ceremonies
(Original Caption) Photo shows Secretary of War Dwight Davis, (R), presenting Orville Wright with the Distinguished Flying Cross

Portrait of Orville Wright
(Original Caption) Orville Wright

Orville Wright Receiving Guggenheim Award by Hand
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, is seen here as he receives the Daniel Guggenheim Medal for the most notable achievement in the advancement of Aeronautics in 1929

Orville Wright and Guests During Pylon Dedication
(Original Caption) Atop the windswept sand dune called Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, a granite pylon was unveiled on November 19th

Dedication of Wright Memorial Pylon
(Original Caption) Wright Memorial Pylon Dedicated

Amelia Earhart and Orville Wright Posing Near Displayed Airplane
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, the first man to fly, was guest of honor at the dedication of the Hall of Aviation in Philadelphia's new Franklin Institute, as shown, where speakers

Orville Wright and Amelia Earhart Putnam Standing Near Airplane Parts
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, the first man to fly, was guest of honor at the dedication of the Hall of Aviation in Philadelphia's new Franklin's Institute, December 17th

Aeronautic Specialists Posing Together at Conference
(Original Caption) Shown are leading figures in American Aeronautics, as they appeared at a meeting of the National Advisory Committee for aeronautics, which they comprised

Orville Wright with Model Planes
(Original Caption) Orville Wright looks fondly at the crate-like plane that he holds in his left hand. It is a model of the one that he took aloft at Kitty Hawk, N.C

Orville Wright Examining Model of Boeing Airplane
The inventor compares a modern Boeing airplane to one of the planes that he and his late brother Wilbur invented

Orville Wright and Military Leaders
(Original Caption) Visions of continued progress in man's conquest of air are seen by this "Big Four" of aviation on looking up during the aerial maneuvers

Orville Wright and Military Leaders
(Original Caption) Visions of continued progress in man's conquest of air are seen by this "Big Four" of aviation on looking up during the aerial maneuvers

Orville Wright
(Original Caption) Orville Wright, Guest of Aeronautical Institute

Inventors Orville Wright and Henry Ford
(Original Caption) Surviving Wright Brother Sees Home Ford Restored

Orville Wright at Wright Brothers Memorial
(Original Caption) Orville Wright Present at Memorial Unveiling

President Roosevelt at Wright Field
(Original Caption) President at Wright Field

Eddie Rickenbacker Shaking Hands with Orville Wright
(Original Caption) At Wright Anniversary Dinner

Orville Wright on 72nd Birthday
(Original Caption) Air Pioneer Is 72

Orville Wright
(Original Caption) Wright with New Invention

Orville Wright with Bomber Model
(Original Caption) 12/12/1943-Dayton, OH- Orville Wright, aircraft pioneer and one of the famous Wright Brothers of Kitty Hawk fame, holds a model of the first dive bomber he built

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