Wright aeroplane on starting track – Vintage Wall Art
![Wright aeroplane on starting track, [ca. 1909] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/36/36108b44f5ae-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
Step back in time with Wright aeroplane on starting track, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Wright aeroplane on starting track
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The Wright machine in this picture sits on its starting track, the wooden rail that guided the aircraft along the ground until it gained enough speed to lift off. The Wright brothers depended on this arrangement in their early flights because their machines ran on skids and needed a rail and a falling-weight launching system to get airborne. The print comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, a news photography archive assembled in New York. It dates to about 1909, when the Wrights were demonstrating their aircraft to military and public audiences in the United States and Europe.
| Created / published | [ca. 1909] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. LOT subdivision subject: Orville and Wilbur Wright aviation activities - Miscellaneous, 1908-1917. Portraits, planes, trophies; funeral of Wilbur, 1912. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Wright. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,106 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142536 |
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