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Happy Birthday and Happy National Aviation Day!
Not only is August 19th the birthday of siblings Orville and Katharine Wright, but it is also National Aviation Day! Orville was born on August 19, 1871, while his sister Katharine arrived on August 19, 1874. National Aviation Day was … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation history, Huffman Prairie, Katharine Wright, National Aviation Day, Orville Wright, Wright Brothers
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New Collection: McFarland Collection of Wright-Findley Correspondence
The McFarland Collection of Wright-Findley Correspondence (SC-323), which is entirely electronic, consists primarily of (scanned) correspondence between Katharine Wright Haskell and Earl N. Findley, as well as a typed copy of correspondence to Katharine from Lord Northcliffe. Also included are … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, aviation history, collections, Katharine Wright, new collections, SC-323, Wright Brothers, Wright family
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Happy Birthday Orville and Katharine!
Did you know Wright siblings Orville and Katharine share a birthday? August 19th marks a very special day for the Wright family with not one, but two birthdays. Orville was born in 1871 and then Katharine followed in 1874. On … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, SC&A, Wright Brothers
Tagged Birthdays, Bishop Milton Wright, Katharine Wright, MS-1, Orville Wright, Wright family
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