Kill Devil Hill

Kill Devil Hill

Here for your browsing pleasure is a grand photo ofKill Devil Hill, where the first gliding experiments were conducted by the Wright brothers in 1900; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright, accompanied by his brother Lorin, his nephew Horace, and his friend Alexander Ogilvie, of England, arrived for the purpose of conducting gliding experiments with a glider resembling the 1911 powered machine but lacking its motor. It was made in 1911.

The photo documents Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912. Wright, Orville, 1871-1948. Hills.

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Wright Brothers

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Landscapes

• Wright Brothers Flight