Photograph
First to Fly — Army Demonstration
| Soldiers at Fort Myer, Virginia, watching Orville Wright demonstrate the Wright Brothers' airplane for the U.S. Army. Milwaukee's Billy Mitchell is said to have attended this test as a young Signal Corps officer. This is what he would have witnessed. Mitchell was the first person with Wisconsin ties to witness the Wright Brothers' plane in flight. |
| Image ID: | 10400 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 17 1908 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Fort Myer |
| County: | |
| State: | Virginia |
| Collection Name: | Harry A. Bruno papers, 1919-1969 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | U.S. Mss 53AF Box 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4.5 inches |
| The derrick at left was used to lift a counterweight that catapulted the Flyer into the air. |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Airplane, Military |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Soldiers |
| Military uniforms |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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