Title from caption on object: "First Flight"

December 14, 1903, printed later

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of an early airplane on a sandy surface. The aircraft has a biplane structure with two sets of wings and a simple framework held together by wires. The wings and tail are covered in fabric material, and the propellers are visible at the rear. The ground appears to be sandy and barren. The aircraft is positioned at a slight angle.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 13.9 × 19.9 cm (5 1/2 × 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.275

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center printed in black ink on applied paper: CAPTIONS [underlined] / FIRST FLIGHT - - Orville Wright [circled in red pencil] shown at the controls of the cumbersome / mechanically-powered bi-plane invented by himself and his brother Wilbur, / the first heavier-than-air craft to soar above the ground at Kitty Hawk, N.C. / in 1903, and featured in "The Epic of Flight" which will be aired [by unknown hand in red ink: 3/13 6:30 pm] / (date and time) / on [by unknown hand in red ink: WTCN-11] / (channel). This new March of Time special from Wolper / Productions is a fascinating story of man's conquest of the air. / #######

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