Wilbur Wright funeral - crowds outside 1st Presbyterian church - Dayton – Vintage 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.)
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Wilbur Wright funeral - crowds outside 1st Presbyterian church - Dayton
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Crowds gather outside First Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio, for the funeral of Wilbur Wright in June 1912. Wilbur, who built the first successful powered airplane with his brother Orville, died of typhoid fever in May at age 45, and his funeral drew mourners from across the city. The picture is part of the George Grantham Bain Collection, a large body of news pictures made in the 1910s, and it records a moment when a local farewell became national news. Notice how densely the street is packed, a sign of the public interest in the aviation pioneer's passing.
| Created / published | 1912 June. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| 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: B.I.; Death; Churches. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 890 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-158002 |
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