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The Collection: Photographers: Unknown photographer

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Propeller and transmission of Wright aircraft.Three unidentified military officers posing in a staged flying machine. "Pilot" may be Benjamin Foulois.Frank Coffyn, his wife, and military personnel posing in front of a tent, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Unidentified military personel with Mrs. Frank Coffyn and an unidentified woman.Frank Coffyn taking off or landing in a Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn and a group of men in front of a Wright Model B.
Frank Coffyn flying under the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1912.Walter Brookins (top), Frank Coffyn (middle), and Ralph Johnstone (bottom) on each others' shoulders.Side view of powerplant of a Wright transitional.
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For most of the images in the collection, the photographer is unknown. The Wright team attracted a great number of photographers eager to fill newspapers and magazines with pictures of the brand new aeroplane. Although the pilots obliged their many requests, on one occasion a group of photographers ran out in front of Walter Brookins' plane as he was beginning to land. Brookins had no choice but to immediately nose his airplane into the ground to avoid hitting them.


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