Wright Machine – Antique Print
![Wright Machine, [between 1918 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e4/e4ccf85e0cc4-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
This rare historic photograph captures Wright Machine in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wright Machine
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The title on this glass negative names a Wright machine, though the National Photo Company's label is unverified, so the subject is best read as an aircraft built to Wright designs or by a Wright company. Wright aircraft were central to American aviation after the brothers' 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk, and their firms were still active around 1918 to 1920, when wartime demand for aircraft and engines was winding down. Herbert A. French gave the negative to the collection in 1947. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the gradual breakdown of the original coatings, which lends the image a softened, weathered quality worth noticing.
| 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 | 5,247 × 4,285 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229495 |
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