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The Wright Brothers

First flight photo The Wright Brothers Collection Guide
See a detailed listing of items in the Wright Brothers Collection, including photographs, diaries, school papers, awards and medals, newspapers, and much more!

Wright Brothers walking at Belmont Park photo Search The Wright Brothers in Photographs
Search digital images from Wright State University Libraries’ Wright Brothers Collection documenting the invention of powered flight and the lives of the Wright family. The images are searchable in the OhioLINK Digital Media Center.
Wright Brothers at Belmont Park Wright Brothers Information Packet
Discover primary sources from the Wright Brothers Collection, as well as a few secondary sources that detail the lives of the Wrights.

Wright Brothers Patent
Wright Brothers' Patents
View patents awarded to Orville and/or Wilbur Wright by the United States Patent Office. The patents are in PDF format. To view the patent, please click on the Patent No.

Replica of Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer Replica of 1903 Flyer Project
Learn about the project led by Howard DuFour which resulted in the replica 1903 flyer displayed in the Dunbar Library atrium.

Wright Brothers in Germany photo Wright Brothers Links
Travel to other web sites about the Wright brothers.

Book icon Bibliography of Wright Brothers Sources
Browse a bibliography of sources on the Wright brothers.
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