Images and Online Exhibits

Browse our online images and exhibits to see highlights from some of our collections! Images in these exhibits showcase a small portion of the materials available in our collections. Researchers and the public are invited to visit Special Collections and Archives to explore these archival collections and the many other available resources in more depth.

To request reproductions of images, please visit our Research, Image & Use Requests page for format and delivery options, and information on how to place an order.

WSU CORE (Campus Online Repository)
Search digitized images from collections housed in the Special Collections & Archives. Each image is described in detail and provides the option to purchase digital files by contacting us. Included is the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographic Collection and the Wright State University Alternative Student Newspaper Collection. Check back often for more collections.

OhioLINK Digital Media Center
Browse or search through more than 2,300 items from our Wright Brothers collection hosted in the OhioLink Digital Media Center.

Ohio Memory
A sampling of materials from Special Collections and Archives is available as part of the Ohio Memory website.

The Flood Menace: The Debate Over Flood Protection in Ohio’s Miami Valley Illustrated Through Political Cartoons
Following the Dayton flood of 1913, a vigorous movement for flood protection developed in the Miami Valley region. This exhibit follows the two-year controversy as told through the political cartoons of the period. The exhibit’s cartoons are taken from MS-128, the Miami Conservancy District Collection. Available in Special Collections and Archives, this collection also contains administrative and technical reports, scrapbooks, and 3500 photographs.

Flying Machines
Published in 1909, these colorful and engaging vintage French aviation postcards illustrate the pioneers of aviation with their marvelous flying machines! The exhibit’s postcards are taken from MS-204, the Charles Lewis Collection.