Wright Machine – Vintage Wall Art
![Wright Machine, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/63678c17ad9f-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. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Wright Machine
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The record gives this glass negative the title "Wright Machine," though the National Photo Company's own label for it is unverified, so the subject is best read as an early airplane of the Wright type. The Wright brothers' biplane design shaped American aviation from the first powered flights in 1903, and by the late 1910s their name still identified aircraft and engines built under their patents. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio, made many such plates during and just after World War I, when aviation was receiving intense public and military attention. The negative's surface shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of its original coating.
| 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 | 5,329 × 4,295 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229494 |
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