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Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island, New York – Vintage Wall Art

Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island, New York, c1925 Apr. 7. — historic photograph
Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island, New York, c1925 Apr. 7.. Historic photograph from the Governors Island National Monument collection.

(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.)

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Step back in time with Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island, New York, 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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Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island, New York

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Wilbur Wright is shown in the air above Governors Island, the Army post in New York Harbor that hosted some of the earliest public flights in the East. The card itself was issued much later than the flying it depicts: the record dates it to about 1925 and credits the Keystone View Company, which sold stereographs of famous places and events to home viewers throughout the 1920s. Its stereo format, with two slightly offset images that merge into a single three-dimensional view when seen through a viewer, was a popular way to bring aviation's novelty into the parlor.

Created / publishedc1925 Apr. 7.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1920-1930.
NotesStereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. Title from item. No. W18251.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,444 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-113188

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