Spectators lifting the aeroplane from the bodies of the injured men – Antique Print
(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
This rare historic photograph captures Spectators lifting the aeroplane from the bodies of the injured men in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Spectators lifting the aeroplane from the bodies of the injured men
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Rather than a balloon, this picture shows an aeroplane crash, with onlookers hoisting the wrecked machine off the men beneath it. The scene matches the Wright brothers' demonstration flight at Fort Myer, Virginia, on September 17, 1908, when a propeller broke and the aircraft fell. Orville Wright was seriously hurt, and his passenger, Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, died of his injuries. The photoprint was published by P.F. Collier & Son and copyrighted in late September 1908, while public attention was fixed on the Army's trials of powered flight.
| Created / published | c1908 Sept. 29. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | H116342 U.S. Copyright Office. Photoprint copyrighted by P.F. Collier & Son. This record contains data transcribed from item. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,028 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107599 |
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