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Breathtaking vintage matte-finish 11.75 x 15.75 photo of Wright breaking an altitude record in his Wright Flyer, affixed to a 15.5 x 19.25 mount, sign

An amazing typed manuscript of an essay entitled “What Clement Ader Did,” which was published in the May 1912 edition of The Aero Club of America Bull

ALS, one page on a 5.75 x 3.75 Hotel Esplanade postcard, postmarked May 6, 1911. Letter to Georges Tharel, director of the Compagnie Generale de Navig

One-of-a-kind original swatch of fabric from the Wright Brothers’ damaged Model A Flyer, approximately 4 x 4, signed in pencil, “Wilbur Wright” and “H

Typed manuscript, signed “Alexander Graham Bell,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date [June, 1912]. In full: “In the untimely death of W

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 5, personal letterhead, December 14, 1938. Short letter to Albert T. Bell. In full: “I thank you for your letter of December 10t

Vintage glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of Wright standing in a field with Augustus Post, holding an anemometer up in his left hand, signed in black ink, “Orvil

Original 1 x .25 rectangular portion of the original wing covering fabric used by Orville Wright during the world’s first flight at Kitty Hawk. Cloth-

Very rare original wooden fragment from the Wright Brothers’ first hangar at Kitty Hawk, affixed to a 4.25 x 5.5 printed birthday card from Lester D.

Mechanic (1868–1956) who built first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers and was a vital contributor of mechanical skills in the building and

A small triangular swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer used at Kitty Hawk. Swatch is affixed to a 5.5 x 7.5 informational sheet and housed in

Vintage glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of Wright meeting with nine young pilots known as the ‘Sky Fleet,’ signed in ink by all pictured, with Wright signing di

Final page of a TLS signed by Orville on behalf of both brothers, “Wilbur & Orville Wright,” one page, 8.25 x 11, Wright Cycle Company letterhea...

Two original pencil sketches by Wright given to Charles Dollfus in 1920: one on a 6 x 5 sheet, consisting of an aerodynamic-looking diagram surrounded

Manuscript testimonial in French of Paul Tissandier, Boutticaux, and Gasnier confirming details of Wright’s flight, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 10, 19

Typed invitation in German, one page, 7 x 9, September 6, 1909, to a celebration of Wright at the Hotel Centralin Berlin, signed on the reverse in pen

Two historically important original 4.25 x 3.25 glass negatives depicting the Wright Model A Military Flyer in flight during July, 1909, both containe

Original vintage matte-finish 13 x 9.5 photo of what appears to be a Wright ‘Model B’ biplane on the ground in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on August 10,

Crystal-clear original 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Wilbur Wright seated in the rudimentary ‘cockpit’ of his Flyer at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by

Original 6.5 x 5 photo of Wilbur Wright smiling as his portrait is taken at Le Mans in 1908, stamped on the reverse by photographer M. Rol of Paris. B