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- Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- February 01, 1909
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Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright Preparing to Fly, Orville Wright Looking On, Pau, France, February 15, 1909 - Katharine Wright, whose support for her brothers Wilbur and Orville never wavered, took her first flight as a passenger on February 15, 1909. With Wilbur at the controls, the siblings soared over Pau in the south of France, thrilling the crowd gathered to watch the celebrated Wright flying machine.
- February 15, 1909
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Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright Preparing to Fly, Orville Wright Looking On, Pau, France, February 15, 1909
Katharine Wright, whose support for her brothers Wilbur and Orville never wavered, took her first flight as a passenger on February 15, 1909. With Wilbur at the controls, the siblings soared over Pau in the south of France, thrilling the crowd gathered to watch the celebrated Wright flying machine.
- Wilbur Wright and His First French Pupil, Comte de Lambert, Pau, France, 1909 - After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- 1909
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Wilbur Wright and His First French Pupil, Comte de Lambert, Pau, France, 1909
After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- Orville Wright, Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright in France, 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- January 01, 1909
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Orville Wright, Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright in France, 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- King Alfonso of Spain and Party Watch Wilbur Wright Land after a Flight, Pau, France, 1909 - After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- 1909
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King Alfonso of Spain and Party Watch Wilbur Wright Land after a Flight, Pau, France, 1909
After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- February 01, 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- Wilbur Wright Flying over a Farm, Pau, France, 1909 - After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- 1909
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Wilbur Wright Flying over a Farm, Pau, France, 1909
After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- Preparing Wright Flyer for a Takeoff at Pau, France, 1909 - After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.
- 1909
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Preparing Wright Flyer for a Takeoff at Pau, France, 1909
After his triumphant demonstration flights at Le Mans in the fall of 1908, Wilbur Wright relocated to Pau, in the south of France, for the winter. His brother Orville and sister Katharine soon joined him there. Wilbur made 64 flights at Pau in February and March of 1909. The Wrights attracted constant visits from monarchs, politicians, business tycoons, and reporters.