Crash of Orville Wright's Airplane, Ft. Myer, Virginia
Artist
James H. Hare
(American, born England, 1856 - 1946)
Date1908
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 1/2 × 6 3/8 inches (8.89 × 16.19 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3218
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DescriptionImage of men standing near an airplane which appears to have crashed into a grassy field. A crowd of people are gathered in the background. A horse stands at the left edge of the frame.Gallery LabelOne of the first photojournalists, James Hare served as a staff news photographer for the Illustrated American and Collier’s. Particularly celebrated for his aerial views and his photographs of early aviation, Hare was one of several photographers to witness the first public flights made by Orville and Wilbur Wright in the summer of 1908 in Fort Myer, Virginia. The flight trials, which took place to win a contract from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, took a tragic turn when Orville Wright and passenger Thomas Selfridge crashed, killing Selfridge and injuring Wright.
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