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 Wilbur at work in the Wright Cycle Shop at 1127 West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio, 1897. |
 The Wright Camp in Kitty Hawk in 1900. |
 The Lifesaving Crew at Kitty Hawk in 1900. |
 Wilbur and Orville kiting the 1901 Wright Glider. |
 The 1901 Wright Glider and Wilbur after a hard landing. |
 Wilbur and Dan Tate prepare to launch Orville aboard the 1902 Wright Glider. |
 Dan Tate chases the 1902 Wright Glider down a sand dune. |
 A front view of the assembled 1903 Wright Flyer 1, ready to fly. |
 Making a practice flight in the 1902 glider during 1903. The tail has been modified so the glider will behave more like the Flyer in the air. The camp can be seen in the distance. |
 The 1904 Wright Flyer 2 in flight above Huffman Prairie, near Dayton, Ohio.. |
 Orville and Wilbur Wright testing the wind, preparing for a flight in France in 1909. |
 Wilbur Wright prepares to take his sister Katharine aloft for the first time in France, 1909. Note the string tied around her skirt to keep it from blowing. This started a new fashion in women's dress called the "hobble" skirt. |