Wright Machine – Historic Reproduction
![Wright Machine, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/16/16bb0ca53e27-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Wright Machine. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Wright Machine
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The label "Wright Machine" on this glass negative is unverified, so it most likely points to an aircraft or engine built under the Wright name rather than to a confirmed model. The Wright brothers' powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 made that name synonymous with aviation, and by the late 1910s the Wright companies and their successors were building aircraft and engines during and just after the First World War. The glass also shows streaks and blemishes from the decay of its original coatings, which are part of the object's physical history.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,307 × 4,284 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229491 |
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