Title from caption on object: "Where Wright Brothers Successfully Experimented with Heavier-Than-Air Flying"

1903

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

The image shows an early 20th-century scene with a close-up view of an aircraft on sandy terrain. The plane's lightweight design is visible, with an exposed frame and fabric-covered surfaces. On the right are two wooden structures - one resembling an open shed/hangar beside the aircraft and another closed shed slightly farther away. The horizon is slightly elevated above the sand with no prominent details in the distance. The vintage, monochrome palette of grey, black, and white gives the image a historic feel. The scene is uncluttered, emphasizing the aircraft and sheds against the sandy backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.2 × 19.2 cm (2 13/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 15 × 20.5 cm (5 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.276

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top center stamped in blue ink: DEC 415 1928; upper center stamped in blue ink: FILE; upper center Associated Press copyright stamp in blue ink; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite circled and inverted: 6387; center printed in black ink on applied label inverted: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO [illegible] NEW YORK / PLEASE WATCH YOUR CREDIT / WHERE WRIGHT BROTHER'S [sic] SUCCESSFULLY EXPERIMENTED / WITH HEAVIER-THAN-AIR FLYING / Photo shows the hangar and living quarters on the / sand dunes at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where Or- / ville [circled in graphite] and Wilbur Wright [circled in graphite] built the first heavier- / than-air machine to fly. To the left of the picture / can be seen the motor powered machine that Orville / Wright made the first flight in, December 17, 1903. / The twenty-fifth anniversary of aviation will be / celebrated December 17th. at Kitty Hawk, North Carol- / ina.

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