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Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour – Antique Wall Art

Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour, 1909 July 27. — historic photograph
Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour, 1909 July 27.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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 Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour

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Orville Wright is shown with Lieutenant Lahm of the Signal Corps after a record flight at Fort Myer, Virginia, on July 27, 1909, when the aircraft covered fifty miles at about forty miles an hour. The Army had bought a Wright machine for its aviation work, and Fort Myer became the proving ground for the first military airplane. The subject list also notes automobiles and crowds, a reminder that spectators and vehicles gathered at the parade ground to watch these early demonstrations, which drew wide public attention.

Created / published1909 July 27.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesGeorge Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWright, Orville,--1871-1948. Airplanes--Virginia--Fort Myer--1900-1910. Automobiles--Virginia--Fort Myer--1900-1910. Crowds--Virginia--Fort Myer--1900-1910. World records--Virginia--Fort Myer--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,264 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161370

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