Reel

Wright Brothers and William Howard Taft

Wright Brothers and William Howard Taft
Clip: 515842_1_1
Year Shot: 1900 (Estimated Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1817
Original Film: HFR-SFL-16-50
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Timecode: 02:05:11 - 02:05:44

Master 1817 - Tape 2 Text: "...kill devil hill, kitty hawk, December 17 1903 Orville Wright flew the first heavier than air machine...the world scoffed, but the Wrights struggled on. After years Wilbur Wright made the first flight in Europe flying under French government subsidy...Orville Wright won the $30,000 prize at Fort Meyer, Va for a sustained flight with a passenger..." MCU U.S. President WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT and ORVILLE WRIGHT AND WILBUR WRIGHT.