Wright Brothers' Flight, 1909

Level of Description:

• Item

Type(s) of Archival Materials:

• Moving Images

This item was produced or created:

• 1909

The creator compiled or maintained the series between:

1990 - 1995

Date Note:

Although this series was created in 1930, this film was produced in 1909.

Access Restriction(s):

• Unrestricted
  

Use Restriction(s):

• Unrestricted
  

Sound Type:

Silent

Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s):

• Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
  
• Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
  

This film documents the official test flight of the Wright Brothers' military airplane at Fort Myer, Virginia, on July 27, 1909.

ARC Identifier:

2038

Search Identifier:

SAMMA File 16-P-1316-1

Copy 1:

Reference

Contact(s):

• Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park
  8601 Adelphi Road
  College Park, MD 20740-6001
  Phone: 301-837-3540
  Fax: 301-837-3620
  Email: mopix@nara.gov

Copy 1 Media Information:

• Specific Media Type: Video Cassette
• Dimension: 3/4 inch
• Format: Video: U-matic
• Running Time: 6:25

Copy 2:

Reproduction

Contact(s):

• Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park
  8601 Adelphi Road
  College Park, MD 20740-6001
  Phone: 301-837-3540
  Fax: 301-837-3620
  Email: mopix@nara.gov

Copy 2 Media Information:

• Specific Media Type: Film Reel
• Color: Black-and-White
• Dimension: Film: 16 mm
• Footage: 240
• Format: Film: FGMS

Copy 3:

Preservation

Contact(s):

• Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park
  8601 Adelphi Road
  College Park, MD 20740-6001
  Phone: 301-837-3540
  Fax: 301-837-3620
  Email: mopix@nara.gov

Total Running Time:

7:00

Copy 3 Media Information:

• Specific Media Type: Film Reel
• Color: Black-and-White
• Dimension: Film: 16 mm
• Footage: 240
• Format: Film: DNS